RealVNC Client/Server

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grabri replied

20 June 2017, 12:48
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Used VNC for ages to connect back to the main system back home, I have always had to connect to my home VPN before being able to use VNC, just noticed now that I don't have to, I think I have upgraded to VNC 6 which is now asking for a user account sign in which I assume is now why I don't need my VPN?

Any security issues with this? I know that it now tells me the connection is encrypted, but as I was going down a VPN before this wasn't an issue for me anyway. What about any other potential issues going forward, am I now reliant on RealVNC staying online for me to be able to connect home?

It looks like realVNC has introduced, what they call, cloud connection. If both ends of the connection have internet access then the realVNC cloud service can broker a connection between the client and the server...

https://www.realvnc.com/docs/faq/cloud.html#faq-cloud
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stek replied

20 June 2017, 12:31
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

OSX

99/100 I ssh in, just once every now and then I need the GUI

I just forward port 5900 and connect from finder with screen sharing.
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SimonMac replied

20 June 2017, 12:25
Originally posted by b0redom View Post

What's your home OS? I use RDP over VPN for Windows and SSH/X forwarding for anything UNIX. The only thing I use VNC for is OSX, but I very rarely need to talk to that graphically anyway.

OSX

99/100 I ssh in, just once every now and then I need the GUI
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b0redom replied

20 June 2017, 10:28
What's your home OS? I use RDP over VPN for Windows and SSH/X forwarding for anything UNIX. The only thing I use VNC for is OSX, but I very rarely need to talk to that graphically anyway.
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SimonMac started a topic RealVNC Client/Server

20 June 2017, 10:15
RealVNC Client/Server

Used VNC for ages to connect back to the main system back home, I have always had to connect to my home VPN before being able to use VNC, just noticed now that I don't have to, I think I have upgraded to VNC 6 which is now asking for a user account sign in which I assume is now why I don't need my VPN?

Any security issues with this? I know that it now tells me the connection is encrypted, but as I was going down a VPN before this wasn't an issue for me anyway. What about any other potential issues going forward, am I now reliant on RealVNC staying online for me to be able to connect home?
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