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I use UltraVNC Single-Click to help my dad. It just sits as a short-cut on his desktop that he can double-click to start. I also used it occasionally with clien

I use UltraVNC Single-Click to help my dad. It just sits as a short-cut on his desktop that he can double-click to start. I also used it occasionally with clients back in my freelancing days. Some of the things I liked about it are: - Single, small exe for them to download and run. - All the port-forwarding and such is done on my side, no having to configure their router. - They have to initiate it. I can't connect to their computer (and spy) even if I wanted to. I like ensuring that level of autonomy as a minimum. Fortunately, the UltraVNC viewer works under WINE, so I can run that in listening mode on my Linux PC, no problems. https://uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html https://uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html

zoomablemind 5y ago
How do you connect to it from your side, RDP? Is it peer-to-peer or it goes via some 3rd party server? Do you setup a tunnel on your end?
- anotherevan 5y ago
  > How do you connect to it from your side, RDP? I don't. I start the UltraVNC viewer in listen mode and the remote computer connects to mine when my dad clicks the desktop short-cut. That was one of the features I wanted. I can't connect to his computer (and spy) even if I wanted to. I like ensuring that level of autonomy as a minimum. > Is it peer-to-peer or it goes via some 3rd party server? It is peer-to-peer. > Do you setup a tunnel on your end? No tunnel (in the VPN sense). The VNC software uses encryption itself. I had to setup a port forward on my modem to my PC. I also needed a host name that points to the public IP address of my home internet connection for the software on my Dad's end to use for the destination when it tries to connect to me. (So, dynamic DNS or some such.) All of that setup is for my own equipment though. My dad has swapped internet providers and/or modems a couple of times and no re-configuration of equipment was needed when this happened.

zoomablemind 5y ago

How do you connect to it from your side, RDP? Is it peer-to-peer or it goes via some 3rd party server? Do you setup a tunnel on your end?

anotherevan 5y ago
> How do you connect to it from your side, RDP? I don't. I start the UltraVNC viewer in listen mode and the remote computer connects to mine when my dad clicks the desktop short-cut. That was one of the features I wanted. I can't connect to his computer (and spy) even if I wanted to. I like ensuring that level of autonomy as a minimum. > Is it peer-to-peer or it goes via some 3rd party server? It is peer-to-peer. > Do you setup a tunnel on your end? No tunnel (in the VPN sense). The VNC software uses encryption itself. I had to setup a port forward on my modem to my PC. I also needed a host name that points to the public IP address of my home internet connection for the software on my Dad's end to use for the destination when it tries to connect to me. (So, dynamic DNS or some such.) All of that setup is for my own equipment though. My dad has swapped internet providers and/or modems a couple of times and no re-configuration of equipment was needed when this happened.