Reply to: what ways to remote desktop from work to my home pc?

[ThomserveBAS]

Depends how complex a solution you can cope with to achieve this. I use 2x Remote Application Server using their HTML5 server/client. From a modern browser (I use Chrome) - I can access a suite of published applications or simply launch into a full desktop - all over port 443.

This does have quite a few dependencies though, and mine is run in a "lab" setup that I've used to teach myself AD/RDS etc. so has a domain controller, and various RDS hosts in the setup to serve up the remote desktop configuration.

Works great for me

HTML5 Client in Chrome:

[css_jay99]

Teamviewer ?

same issue as logmein & splashtop

ah well, might go the portable vm route

[Lumiere]

Teamviewer ?

[Scruff]

VPN is always allowable and justifiable, server side a doddle to set up for the average techie (three weeks of pain and £5000 over budget and then canned in the end for the average PM, and 'Whats a VPN' from the average BA), since I do actually have four VPN connections (and four different VPN apps) on my work lappy, one to my home rig won't matter!

Ditto. I have a VPN server on my Asus Router which allows me to connect to my home network.

Took all of ten minutes to set up with no PM or BA required.

[northernladuk]

WGAF.

I have remoted into home to do dev work from a client when they paid me to "wait" for work to be given, I also had sky on the second monitor.

Oh.. Goodie. We can chat about D&C and MoO.

Not giving a **** is being stupid.

[stek]

VPN is always allowable and justifiable, server side a doddle to set up for the average techie (three weeks of pain and £5000 over budget and then canned in the end for the average PM, and 'Whats a VPN' from the average BA), since I do actually have four VPN connections (and four different VPN apps) on my work lappy, one to my home rig won't matter!

[minestrone]

I know I will get flamed but again, does this not tell you something and trying to bypass what they are trying to stop is a professional thing to do on a clients site how?

WGAF.

I have remoted into home to do dev work from a client when they paid me to "wait" for work to be given, I also had sky on the second monitor.

[Dactylion]

My Client is pretty much relaxed with internet usage....
... I think the ports are blocked. The safari browser plugin for it worked for a bit before it got blocked too ...
I have a feeling that the security software blocks all known proxies and remote desktop providers ....

Pretty relaxed?? But actively monitoring and blocking.....

FFS Do you know what you have made me do????

Agree with NLUK!!

[northernladuk]

I have Just tried chrome + logmein from the browser.

It only gets so far and I just get a spinning cycle without it connecting (it is using port 443).

I suspect the same issue will happen with any client app installed of the pc.

I have a feeling that the security software blocks all known proxies and remote desktop providers ....

just out of curiosity is it not possible to route the traffic via a personal domain using a https connection?.

I know I will get flamed but again, does this not tell you something and trying to bypass what they are trying to stop is a professional thing to do on a clients site how?

[jmo21]

I have a feeling that the security software blocks all known proxies and remote desktop providers ....

This is pretty common to be fair

[css_jay99]

I have Just tried chrome + logmein from the browser.

It only gets so far and I just get a spinning cycle without it connecting (it is using port 443).

I suspect the same issue will happen with any client app installed of the pc.

I have a feeling that the security software blocks all known proxies and remote desktop providers ....

just out of curiosity is it not possible to route the traffic via a personal domain using a https connection?.

[Platypus]

I use LogMeIn and it works nicely with Chrome. Although I'm not a regular user.

[css_jay99]

And your clients policy on this is? If it's an issue you being on it on you ipad it's going to be even more of an issue if you are doing it on their kit surely?

My Client is pretty much relaxed with internet usage, Its just that I would like to be a bit more productive with my free time than watching American tv series on my Ipad.

I'm experimenting with Chrome remote desktop at present.

Free rather than the paid options from LogMeIn and GoToMyPC, but not as quick being browser based.

LogMein which I have free access to never worked on my work pc ... I think the ports are blocked. The safari browser plugin for it worked for a bit before it got blocked too ... I'll try Chrome remote today to see if it works though I doubt it since all out web traffic is outed via a proxy ...

I use Oracle Secure Global Desktop, all over port 443, there is (or was) and iPad client too but with a browser it's fine too on the desktop.

1st time hearing of the product but that requires installation which i am not keen on. Is there are standalone app for this?

[stek]

i currently remote desktop from my ipad to my home pc with the splashptop.

it not so subtle when my eyes are glued to ipad on the desk at work. so was wondering if there is a way to connect via web browser on the work pc

cheers

I use Oracle Secure Global Desktop, all over port 443, there is (or was) and iPad client too but with a browser it's fine too on the desktop.

[Jessica@WhiteFieldTax]

I'm experimenting with Chrome remote desktop at present.

Free rather than the paid options from LogMeIn and GoToMyPC, but not as quick being browser based.