VNC Help

.Kencs · 29 May 2008 at 22:37

If I wanted to connect to my home PC from another location what info do I need from my home PC? I have never really tried doing this so it's something I need a little help with.

I use Remote Desktop Assistance 'mstsc' or something like that. I tried earlier but it kept saying could not connect to the machine.

I am using my Virgin Media Cable Broadband box so i'm not going through a Router.

Please help :-)

Dracata · 30 May 2008 at 00:12

Install VNC Server on the machine you want to connect *to*, and VNC Viewer on the machine you're connecting from.

Assuming the VNC Server machine is your home computer, you'll need to:

1) Open TCP port 5900 in your firewall

2) Configure port forwarding within your router. To do this, login to your router (via a browser), and forward tcp port 5900 to the internal IP of your computer.

details:

http://www.portforward.com

After configuring your home network, you need to know the public IP address, type that into VNC viewer on your other machine.

If your public IP is dynamic, use a dynamic DNS client such as http://www.no-ip.com

AbsenceJam · 30 May 2008 at 00:29

You just need to forward port 3389 for remote desktop. VNC can be a little more useful but isn't always necessary.
LogMeIn doesn't need any ports forwarded and works from within a browser, very handy indeed.

Garyj881 · 30 May 2008 at 12:27

Teamviewer is so much easier.

http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx

GeForce · 30 May 2008 at 13:17

.Kencs said:
If I wanted to connect to my home PC from another location what info do I need from my home PC?

Your public IP address, the port used by VNC and has been forwarded through your router, and any password you put (recommended!) on the VNC server.

Jon