03-01-2005, 01:30 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Total Control of Your PC : z2 Remote2PC 1.0
"Breakthrough! Take Remote Desktop on your mobile device to a whole new level! Dedicate design for your mobile device to remote control the PC and transfer files with phone, network or ActiveSync connection."
The key features includes:
* Remote control of your desktop (support for Win98SE, WinME, WinNT4.0 SP6, Win2000, WinXPHome/Pro)
* 256 bit encryption
* Three encryption algorithms to choose from (AES, Serpent, Twofish)
* Two way authentication with rotating key
* FTP with file resume capabilities and wildcard support
* Copy & Paste integration between desktop / PDA
* License includes unlimited "Remote2PC" server installations (for the desktop). You are only charged for number of the "Remote2PC" Client (PPC/WM) installs.
This looks like an enterprise grade VNC-type of solution. If it delivers on everything it claims to deliver, this is an absolute steal at $36.95. I'd still prefer using TightVNC (or equivalent) over my laptop to connect remotely, but for people who are on-call but constantly on the go, lugging around a laptop everywhere may not always be practical or convenient. In some easy-to-imagine circumstances, this would be a far more desirable solution. Additionally consider that if you only use one PPC/WM device to support a large number of PCs, this price is phenomenal!
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03-01-2005, 02:40 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 12
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Very Tempting
This is very tempting. Makes me want to get a Dell VGA plus this program (since it seems goofy to try to use this with a 240x320 PPC). But I think I'm so happy with my Toshiba e405 that I'll wait for the Win Mobile 2005 PPCs to shake out first.
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03-01-2005, 03:02 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 12
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Anyone know how to use this remotely?
I tried this on my local network, and it works really good. But does anyone know how to make it work, if I want to access my home PC from say a GPRS connection?
I messed around with the call back options, but never got it to work.
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03-01-2005, 03:08 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 718
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Perhaps if it supported the standard Microsoft Terminal service. But why install a third party product on a server when a RAS service is already built in.
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03-01-2005, 03:14 AM
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Thoughts Media Review Team
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 74
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Port Forwarding
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Originally Posted by piggity
Anyone know how to use this remotely?
I tried this on my local network, and it works really good. But does anyone know how to make it work, if I want to access my home PC from say a GPRS connection?
I messed around with the call back options, but never got it to work.
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I haven't used this particular piece of software, but it seems like you want to externally access your local network. Do you use a router between your home computers and your cable/DSL modem? If so, then you'll have to set up port forwarding (this is a router setting) to the machine hosting Remote2PC and then hit the IP address of your router on your GPRS enabled device. The router will forward the call to the port of your machine which should establish the link.
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03-01-2005, 04:39 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Re: Port Forwarding
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Originally Posted by aesop
you'll have to set up port forwarding (this is a router setting) to the machine hosting Remote2PC and then hit the IP address of your router on your GPRS enabled device. The router will forward the call to the port of your machine which should establish the link.
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That'd be my guess as well. Specifically, I'd be looking at the PC server applet for details on what port it is listening to and then configure your router to allow access to that port. That configuration should include a setting that specifies which machine (within your LAN) the router needs to send packets to from that port.
If for some reason you don't have a router but have multiple machines in your home sharing the same broadband connection... then I highly recommend you buy a router!
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03-01-2005, 05:25 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
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Seems strange that it uses port 81. As port 81 is usually taken by (according to lana) the Host 2 nameserver. It also gets opened by a couple of worms so would be a prime one for ISP's to block.
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03-01-2005, 08:14 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 119
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Great software, it solves all my gripes with VNC.
It's screen rotation and scaling feature is very nice, there's no reason for firing up landscape software first on non VGA devices like with the old VNC solution.
Additionally, it's native support for dyndns.org accounts for those of us with dynamic IPs is also handy.
A little on the pricey side though, and it's registration process leaves much to be desired in terms of expediancy.
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03-01-2005, 01:48 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 37
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Please wait 1~4 business days for us to email you the register code? That is totally unacceptable. You expect me to wait that long before I can use a software package I just purchased?
Wish there was a trial version that I could test on my setup before buying it. Then again, it might take me 1~4 business days to figure out the port forwarding on my router?
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03-01-2005, 02:16 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 718
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Originally Posted by after_forever
Please wait 1~4 business days for us to email you the register code?
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That's a coincidence. It may take me one to four days to pay them 
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Linear Mode
