That's kind of a chicken and the egg though isn't it? The NAT situation I use it for has some challenges, but so far Anydesk is sufficient. I scrambled for alternatives, and then went to Teamviewer until they changed. My vague recollection was that it worked great, but then something changed. I used it, but after it was acquired and renamed Logmein. My end required opening a port, but that can be temporarily opened as required and doesn't have to be long term exposure. The remote end was simply provided an executable, saved to their desktop and even easier to use than initiating Remote Assistance. It's also user (remote) initiated, but I experimented with UltraVNC in "listen mode"Īll the setup was done on the more technical end (me). I haven’t personally used it, so I am not sure how it works No ports needs to be open and I am sure there is a control server for you to connect through. It is user initiated and probably more secure than Remote Desktop. Windows has another option called Remote Assistance. And of course, always use a strong password. I also change the default port number of the app, so that port scanners running through a list of commonly used ports will not find this one. If I want 7/24 access to one of my own PC's, I feel more comfortable using an app that requires manually opening a port on my router. The risk is reduced because they are only in use for a short period of time, and should be terminated immediately afterwards on the remote PC. The primary benefit is that they allow you to connect to a remote PC even when the owner would be unable to setup port forwarding. I also know that there are more people trying to hack big companies, than the the number of people trying to hack my dynamic IP address.ĭespite the risks, apps like TeamViewer are useful. By default, everyone is permitted to enter ID's and passwords to TeamViewer from the comfort of their homes, and anyone who hacks the server may possibly even be able to see the passwords in plain text. In the case of Teamviewer the password is only 6 characters, and is automatically generated. So what type of remote access is the safest?.ġ) Open a port, assign a strong password, and allow the remote device to connect directly to your home PCĢ) Open a connection to the apps server/cloud, and allow anyone who can access that server, to access your PC, (after entering the correct credentials). No port forwarding is required for TeamViewer to work. When I run TeamViewer, and enter your ID and password, I am connecting to the TeamViewer cloud, and using the established connection to connect to your PC. Because the connection to the server was established from within your LAN, your router will permit the TeamViewer server free access back to the PC that made the request. If that wasn't allowed, then you would never receive the replies to your Google search request.įor example, if you ran Teamviewer QuickSupport on your PC, it would initiate a connection to the TeamViewer server/cloud. What people seem to forget, is that a consumer grade router will not block incoming replies to an "established" connection. I don't know how Chrome pulled it off, but they have a remote support thing that doesn't require ports.Įveryone knows that a router will block incoming connection attempts, unless a port has been manually "opened"
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