I sometimes use a realvnc viewer to get onto colleagues computers to get them out of scrapes( and sometimes to mess with their heads )

And it's great,but its got me thinking -- I know the ip address of my PC in work, and I know how to find the ip of my home PC.

Could I use realvnc to connect to home and vice versa ??

I can connect to any pc in work - but that's on our network -- how would i do it outside of the network ?? anybody done it ???

I can connect to any pc in work - but that's on our network -- how would i do it outside of the network ?? anybody done it ???

Theoretically it should work, but it's very dependant on the network hardward between the two PCs (firewalls, routers etc).

I suspect your company's firewall wouldn't allow the access required.

Not sure about RealVNC... I use UltraVNC though....

I use it every single day to connect from work to home. Best thing about it is, it requires no software on the work machine, just the WinVNC server software on the machine you are connecting to, and a Java client on the other machine, as it uses a Java applet.

Set it to use some custom ports (dont use the defaults, because at our place at least, those ports are closed), put the address and port number in your browser, and away you go.

Better still, it does not show up on our internet logs at ALL (I know this because I am friends with the Internet Security Officer at work!). I cant speak for your place though, but its worth a try innit

Was just gonna say - I sure hope you dont use the standard ports and that you have a firewall if you enable VNC, or Remote Desktop for that matter...

If the connection is encrypted it's not too bad, but use a strong pwd just in case..

If it's an XP Pro machine just allow rdp connections as follows:

win + pause/break

remote tab

tick allow users to connect remotely

Run programs-accessories-communications-remote desktop connection

Job done.

The client PC doesn't need to be XP Pro but the machine accepting the connection does.

Again - that only works if you open the relevant ports on your router

VNC protocol is not encrypted by default although recovering the password just from sniffing should be difficult as it's a challenge-response system. (Fairly basic though)

OpenSSH might help you here, but your most likely problem will be that your office blocks certain ports. Will vary from administrator to administrator

Not sure about RealVNC... I use UltraVNC though....

I use it every single day to connect from work to home. Best thing about it is' date=' it requires no software on the work machine, just the WinVNC server software on the machine you are connecting to, and a Java client on the other machine, as it uses a Java applet.

Set it to use some custom ports (dont use the defaults, because at our place at least, those ports are closed), put the address and port number in your browser, and away you go.

Better still, it does not show up on our internet logs at ALL (I know this because I am friends with the Internet Security Officer at work!). I cant speak for your place though, but its worth a try innit

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Ahh now funnily enough my newest PC in work came from our Software suppliers, when I ordered it I asked the engineer if he would pre-install our client software to save me a bit of time(I'm a lazy bugger) but he did better than that he left me a folder with allsorts of usefull utils on -- amongst which I spotted UltraVNC -- Me thinks I'll give that a wurl

I use VNC to connect to my work pc from home, however that is through our client to site vpn securemote, the thing that worries me is that once I log on to my pc it opens up the PC so you can see the connection on the work PC unlike rdp ( I can't use that as it is a win 2k pc).

This is a useful link (+ hopefully, relevant!)

http://www.buzzsurf.com/surfatwork/

I happily use RDP and VNC from home to connect to my work boxes, but I need to use a company supplied tunnel to ensure it's secure and get me through firewalls, etc....

Very useful when working from home.....

Chris

@ScoobyChris - I found VNC doesnt like it much when you have remote desktopped to a machine, have you had that as well, if not, which client are you using?

Is use UltraVNC to access my home and work PC remotely. To get into your home PC all you have to do is forward a port to a particular internal IP on your network in your router and use either your static IP or maybe a service such as DYNDNS to find your way home.

To get from home to work you'll have to sweet talk your sys admin person