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I’m a fan of RustDesk for my IT consulting needs. https://rustdesk.com/ https://rustdesk.com/

by incahoots 2y ago

ahofmann 2y ago
This was downvoted, why?
- rrr_oh_man 2y ago
  Maybe because of that stupid screaming warning banner on the website: WARNING: YOU MAY BE BEING SCAMMED! If you are on the phone with someone you DON'T know AND TRUST who has asked you to install RustDesk, do not install and hang up immediately. They are likely a scammer trying to steal your money or other private information.
  - jchw 2y ago
    That's a pretty good warning, though! People use remote access software like TeamViewer to scam people out of money constantly, there's entire offices where people go to work just to scam people out of their money using this software. It's such a huge problem that it really does warrant all of this attention.
    - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
      > It's such a huge problem that it really does warrant all of this attention. It seems to be such a huge problem only for this particular service, then?
      - jchw 2y ago
        Nope, it's a huge problem for all of them, it has been a huge problem with TeamViewer for ages. However, putting these large banners up likely helps ensure that it's actually not a huge problem for Rustdesk. It's more likely to be a huge problem for services that don't put up these banners. That's exactly why you put up these banners, you don't really want to be a part of enabling these scams.
  - AndrewDucker 2y ago
    That kind of warning exists because a lot of people are being scammed. Warning people not to let strangers have access to their PC seems like the right thing to do.
    - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
      It can be done much more elegantly. E.g. when you’re trying to actually set up a connection and not on the front page for all of your users coming to the site, especially those with `Referer=news.ycombinator.com`
      - SturgeonsLaw 2y ago
        Yeah, easy fix, just host the client somewhere yourself and direct users/family to download it from there
  - dvfjsdhgfv 2y ago
    > Maybe because of that stupid screaming warning banner on the website Why do you call it stupid?
    - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
      1] best case it makes it look like a shitty marketing website trying to create fake urgency to sell you a subscription product (I instinctively closed the website) 2] worst case it looks like they don’t have their shit together with scammers and need to shake the confidence of all users in the process Not a fan of either.
- HumblyTossed 2y ago
  Rust fatigue? Just guessing.
HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
I recall RustDesk adding root certificates and making other core system changes that were very unexpected.
throwiforgtnlzy 2y ago
Run 2 instances of the Docker container rustdesk/rustdesk-server with hhbr and hhbs and it will work locally. It can also work in a single container with the s6 overlay variant. https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server
joshxyz 2y ago
up for this, used this reliably across my linux and windows desktops

I’m a fan of RustDesk for my IT consulting needs. https://rustdesk.com/ https://rustdesk.com/

ahofmann 2y ago

This was downvoted, why?

rrr_oh_man 2y ago
Maybe because of that stupid screaming warning banner on the website: WARNING: YOU MAY BE BEING SCAMMED! If you are on the phone with someone you DON'T know AND TRUST who has asked you to install RustDesk, do not install and hang up immediately. They are likely a scammer trying to steal your money or other private information.
- jchw 2y ago
  That's a pretty good warning, though! People use remote access software like TeamViewer to scam people out of money constantly, there's entire offices where people go to work just to scam people out of their money using this software. It's such a huge problem that it really does warrant all of this attention.
  - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
    > It's such a huge problem that it really does warrant all of this attention. It seems to be such a huge problem only for this particular service, then?
    - jchw 2y ago
      Nope, it's a huge problem for all of them, it has been a huge problem with TeamViewer for ages. However, putting these large banners up likely helps ensure that it's actually not a huge problem for Rustdesk. It's more likely to be a huge problem for services that don't put up these banners. That's exactly why you put up these banners, you don't really want to be a part of enabling these scams.
- AndrewDucker 2y ago
  That kind of warning exists because a lot of people are being scammed. Warning people not to let strangers have access to their PC seems like the right thing to do.
  - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
    It can be done much more elegantly. E.g. when you’re trying to actually set up a connection and not on the front page for all of your users coming to the site, especially those with `Referer=news.ycombinator.com`
    - SturgeonsLaw 2y ago
      Yeah, easy fix, just host the client somewhere yourself and direct users/family to download it from there
- dvfjsdhgfv 2y ago
  > Maybe because of that stupid screaming warning banner on the website Why do you call it stupid?
  - rrr_oh_man 2y ago
    1] best case it makes it look like a shitty marketing website trying to create fake urgency to sell you a subscription product (I instinctively closed the website) 2] worst case it looks like they don’t have their shit together with scammers and need to shake the confidence of all users in the process Not a fan of either.
HumblyTossed 2y ago
Rust fatigue? Just guessing.

HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago

I recall RustDesk adding root certificates and making other core system changes that were very unexpected.

throwiforgtnlzy 2y ago

Run 2 instances of the Docker container rustdesk/rustdesk-server with hhbr and hhbs and it will work locally. It can also work in a single container with the s6 overlay variant. https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk-server

joshxyz 2y ago

up for this, used this reliably across my linux and windows desktops