Re: Virtual Access to a Computer

["Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mark,

PC Anywhere can do this (commercial product) as can VNC (free). I use
TightVNC (www.tightvnc.com) although I expect other VNC flavours will
operate in a similar way.

You *can* have the remote station grant access each time but both of
the above can also allow pre-approved access.

Dunno about the gas - I'd be surprised if there was a regulation though.

HTH,

Tim.

On 2/21/07, Mark Golledge <markgolledge@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder if you can help. Wife is on her way to getting a laptop -
> sounds great, particularly when it frees up a laptop for my use.
>
> At the moment our desktop PC (rather large and old) is on 24/7 in the
> study. Sounds fine except its next to the bedroom and the whirring is
> starting to become annoying.
>
> Since it only stores DVD's / Music etc the idea is to get rid of the
> monitor and put the tower in the cupboard under the stairs. That way
> rather than run wirelessly I can attach it via cable to the router in
> the hall. The hope is that it will improve streaming capabilities to
> XBMC.
>
> Unfortunately that means drilling a hole in the bottom stair to run
> the cable through.
>
> I'm still going to want remote access to the desktop PC via the
> laptop. Any free programmes that will allow you to do that without
> having to 'accept' remote access from the desktop computer? All
> computers running Windows XP.
>
> In addition, just a small point - I presume it won't matter having the
> desktop PC relatively near the mains gas point which is also under the
> stairs.
>
> Advice much appreciated!