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Title: go to my pc . com
Post by: HGV mechanic on 09 January 2009, 14:38:54
ok, ive seen it advtised on tv a few times, and have been wondering, how dose it work and what stops people accessing my computor/ wireless laptop???? :-/
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: Jimbob on 09 January 2009, 14:40:44
passwords basically.

I use something similar called netop remote control.

That users server and client software, all encrypted and password protected, works very well.

Ive also used remotely anywhere, which lets you get at your pc through any web browser, but found it slower and less reliable.
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: HGV mechanic on 09 January 2009, 14:43:52
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passwords basically.

I use something similar called netop remote control.

That users server and client software, all encrypted and password protected, works very well.

Ive also used remotely anywhere, which lets you get at your pc through any web browser, but found it slower and less reliable.
can you access anything? music, etc?
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: Jimbob on 09 January 2009, 14:45:28
it is if you are sat at the computer, so you would need to copy the file you want to youre remote location to play anything.

Maybe a FTP server is more what you want?
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: HGV mechanic on 09 January 2009, 14:56:59
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it is if you are sat at the computer, so you would need to copy the file you want to youre remote location to play anything.

Maybe a FTP server is more what you want?[/quote]


 :-[ a what server
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: iggy21uk on 09 January 2009, 15:01:35
I use Logmein - Lets you control a remote pc from anywhere

They sent me an offer - cost £29.00 for two PC's
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: Jimbob on 09 January 2009, 15:09:41
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it is if you are sat at the computer, so you would need to copy the file you want to youre remote location to play anything.

Maybe a FTP server is more what you want?[/quote]


 :-[ a what server
basically a file server, so no pc access, but you can set up the folders you want to be available, and you can copy those to your remote location.
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: HGV mechanic on 09 January 2009, 15:14:33
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it is if you are sat at the computer, so you would need to copy the file you want to youre remote location to play anything.

Maybe a FTP server is more what you want?[/quote]


 :-[ a what server
basically a file server, so no pc access, but you can set up the folders you want to be available, and you can copy those to your remote location.


ahh :) sounds better, im just very security concious, previous bad experiences >:(
Title: Re: go to my pc . com
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2009, 15:43:01
There are a few similar sites.  seem to recall that gotomypc is a citrix based solution, so you only need a citrix client on the computer you are using for accessing.  Some are purely webbased, and use activex clients.

Other option, if XP Pro or later, is the MS RDP webclient.  Or VNC.  Or commerical solutions such as pcanywhere etc