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Anyone have suggestions for an alternative? I haven't ever found a product that works as consistently and seamlessly (without having to fight firewall issues).

Anyone have suggestions for an alternative? I haven't ever found a product that works as consistently and seamlessly (without having to fight firewall issues). Edit: I should add that I'm willing to pay for a service, but most of the options I've seen are for enterprise customers, not individuals with a few clients.

AndrewDucker 13y ago
Seconding Teamviewer.
pccampbell 13y ago
Buying the product.
- dquigley 13y ago
  Unfortunately the pricing plans for LogMeIn and TeamViewer are setup for enterprise customers. I understand it might not be worthwhile for them to deal with smaller customers, but I'd love to find a product for less than $50 per month (preferably $5-25 a month). But I am not an expert on the costs of running the services that LogMeIn or TeamViewer offer, so maybe that's not possible.
michaelmior 13y ago
NoMachine[1] works well for me. Although it won't help with firewall issues. I'm lucky enough that the desktop machine in my office has a public IP. x11vnc[2] is a nice lightweight alternative that basically allows you to use any standard VNC client to connect to an existing X session. [1] https://www.nomachine.com/ https://www.nomachine.com/ [2] http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
- dale386 13y ago
  This looks interesting. They make all of their money on enterprise licenses and give out their software for free to end users. Also, they're about to fix their firewall limitation: "NoMachine Anywhere is the next piece of the puzzle. NoMachine Anywhere is a free service, which will be available to everyone, enabling people to connect to each other's computer behind routers and firewalls, without the need for knowing their IP address. Initially slated for end 2013, it has been moved to first quarter 2014." -from their website
msy 13y ago
Teamviewer's been great for mac & windows for me for a long time.
- dquigley 13y ago
  I've used Teamviewer a few times, but I found it cumbersome compared to LogMeIn. I'll have to check it out further. I'm also looking for something that can be used commercially, that doesn't cost a ton. I've looked at both Teamviewer's and LogMeIn's licenses in the past and found them unmanageable for some of my situations.
  - trvr 13y ago
    We use Bomgar at work. We have their physical appliance, but I believe it can be virtualized now. It's been pretty rock solid for what we need it for. http://www.bomgar.com/ http://www.bomgar.com/
maaarghk 13y ago
Chrome Remote Desktop, if you use chrome.
mhp 13y ago
Copilot.com - It's free on the weekends! source: I am a founder of Fog Creek Software, makers of Copilot.com
- gnud 13y ago
  I currently use LogMeIn to help my grandma with her computer woes. I only log in remotely about once per month, and only for a few minutes - so a pay as you go option would be perfect for me. I tried copilot - but it failed utterly and miserably on two points: - DPI. My grandmother's computer has a high DPI setting, so she can read menus/buttons. When connecting from my local computer, copilot just couldn't handle the DPI difference (appearently). - Windows 8/Metro. When my grandma was stuck in metro, I couldn't connect remotely. Which sort of defeated the purpose of the tool.
- s_dev 13y ago
  Joel Spolsky . . . Do nerd celebs really just wander around HN?
  - kuusisto 13y ago
    Michael Pryor I think, actually.
  - mhp 13y ago
    I'm not Joel Spolsky, but yes, nerd celebs do wander around HN.
    - pasbesoin 13y ago
      Joel is on here. Still pops up, occasionally (that I've noticed). Many presences have seemingly declined, in the last few years. Interests and competing demands change for everyone; there's also some ongoing speculation that as HN has grown and, for lack of a better term, the signal/noise ratio has declined, those more interested in a focused and concentrated "signal" have lost interest, or patience with the noise. Also, any individual's participation, even if held at a steady level, is likely to decline in prominence at least somewhat amidst the vastly increased HN traffic. I can't speak for Joel on this (I don't know him, even remotely). But since the grandparent was speaking about presences more generally.
SippinLean 13y ago
Teamviewer, RealVNC, RDP (Windows)

AndrewDucker 13y ago

Seconding Teamviewer.

pccampbell 13y ago

Buying the product.

dquigley 13y ago
Unfortunately the pricing plans for LogMeIn and TeamViewer are setup for enterprise customers. I understand it might not be worthwhile for them to deal with smaller customers, but I'd love to find a product for less than $50 per month (preferably $5-25 a month). But I am not an expert on the costs of running the services that LogMeIn or TeamViewer offer, so maybe that's not possible.

michaelmior 13y ago

NoMachine[1] works well for me. Although it won't help with firewall issues. I'm lucky enough that the desktop machine in my office has a public IP. x11vnc[2] is a nice lightweight alternative that basically allows you to use any standard VNC client to connect to an existing X session. [1] https://www.nomachine.com/ https://www.nomachine.com/ [2] http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/

dale386 13y ago
This looks interesting. They make all of their money on enterprise licenses and give out their software for free to end users. Also, they're about to fix their firewall limitation: "NoMachine Anywhere is the next piece of the puzzle. NoMachine Anywhere is a free service, which will be available to everyone, enabling people to connect to each other's computer behind routers and firewalls, without the need for knowing their IP address. Initially slated for end 2013, it has been moved to first quarter 2014." -from their website

msy 13y ago

Teamviewer's been great for mac & windows for me for a long time.

dquigley 13y ago
I've used Teamviewer a few times, but I found it cumbersome compared to LogMeIn. I'll have to check it out further. I'm also looking for something that can be used commercially, that doesn't cost a ton. I've looked at both Teamviewer's and LogMeIn's licenses in the past and found them unmanageable for some of my situations.
- trvr 13y ago
  We use Bomgar at work. We have their physical appliance, but I believe it can be virtualized now. It's been pretty rock solid for what we need it for. http://www.bomgar.com/ http://www.bomgar.com/

maaarghk 13y ago

Chrome Remote Desktop, if you use chrome.

mhp 13y ago

Copilot.com - It's free on the weekends! source: I am a founder of Fog Creek Software, makers of Copilot.com

gnud 13y ago
I currently use LogMeIn to help my grandma with her computer woes. I only log in remotely about once per month, and only for a few minutes - so a pay as you go option would be perfect for me. I tried copilot - but it failed utterly and miserably on two points: - DPI. My grandmother's computer has a high DPI setting, so she can read menus/buttons. When connecting from my local computer, copilot just couldn't handle the DPI difference (appearently). - Windows 8/Metro. When my grandma was stuck in metro, I couldn't connect remotely. Which sort of defeated the purpose of the tool.
s_dev 13y ago
Joel Spolsky . . . Do nerd celebs really just wander around HN?
- kuusisto 13y ago
  Michael Pryor I think, actually.
- mhp 13y ago
  I'm not Joel Spolsky, but yes, nerd celebs do wander around HN.
  - pasbesoin 13y ago
    Joel is on here. Still pops up, occasionally (that I've noticed). Many presences have seemingly declined, in the last few years. Interests and competing demands change for everyone; there's also some ongoing speculation that as HN has grown and, for lack of a better term, the signal/noise ratio has declined, those more interested in a focused and concentrated "signal" have lost interest, or patience with the noise. Also, any individual's participation, even if held at a steady level, is likely to decline in prominence at least somewhat amidst the vastly increased HN traffic. I can't speak for Joel on this (I don't know him, even remotely). But since the grandparent was speaking about presences more generally.

SippinLean 13y ago

Teamviewer, RealVNC, RDP (Windows)