I initially asked this out of idle curiosity (plus the desire not to be
reliant on a remote server). Since then, TeamViewer has played up, so
it's more immediately relevant.
On Sun, 9 May 2021 at 12:59:19, null modem wrote (my
responses usually follow points raised):
On 4/26/2021 12:10 PM, between "J. P. Gilliver (John)":
Looking at (free) alternatives to TeamViewer. So far have found Distant
Desktop (10-11 MB, just runs), AnyDesk Free (~3.7 MB, runs), NoMachine
(34 MB!, installs), and others.
I've settled with the free AnyDesk, myself. It only needs to be setup
at the remote system once - preferably with a pw that you pre-configure
- then you don't need the person at the remote end to participate.
I tried Distant Desktop, as it seemed likely to be as simple as possible
for my remote user to use: just one window, with ID and password for her
to read out to me. Unfortunately it draws that window _not_ using
standard Windows calls, so she had to use her "JAWS cursor" to read
them. It then worked, but with a HUGE timelag - about 18 seconds for the
round trip (i. e. if I did something on my view of her desktop, it took
that long before I saw the result). Obviously that's not normal - nobody
would use it if it was! - so I'll give it another go.
AnyDesk is next on my list to try if TeamViewer and DD fail next time.
..but helping a friend hundreds of miles away [with no VPN or similar].
I see that you've crossposted in win7, win10 and xp groups. AnyDesk
ought to be pretty useful in all cases.
I did that as I didn't think the answer was OS-specific. (As it happens,
both I and my friend are W7 HP - me 32-bit, she 64.)
Alternately, you can use Window's built-in RemoteAssitance. It works in
a pinch.
You can pre-create an invite, email it to your remote friend, and all
they have to do is launch it. When they do that, your pc will get a pw
prompt, which you complete with the pw that you pre-created, and then
the person at the remote end just has to "allow" access.
Presumably I have to be running something that's looking for that pw
prompt.
This page explains the feature quite well, and the preliminary steps
that may be required between participating pcs:
http://www.ctimls.com/Support/KB/How...Assistance.htm
Myself, I would just use the command-line method to generate an invite
with an established password so that your friend on the remote end
doesn't have to read the pw out to you.
Thanks - noted for future reference. (My friend finds command-line
difficult - I think her speech and/or Braille doesn't read it without
extra steps - but if I read what you're saying correctly, I think it's
only me that has to do CL.)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
- Penny Mayes, UMRA, 2014-August