What's Best, NetOp Remort Ctrl, PC Anywhere, GotoMy PC or Windows Remote Desktop

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Jill G.

Hi Folks,

I have a client who wants remote access to one of their
LAN Win XP workstations. The LAN server is Win NT 4.0
workgroup Member Server, no static IP, DSL service, and
of course cost is a big factor, but speed will rule. Is
Windows Remote Desktop as fast as NetOp remote control?
What about security issues? Thanks in advance for your
help.

Jill
 
You can do better, and still be using VNC.

Newer VNC variants support encryption plugins, and some support Active
Directory integrated authentication--UltraVNC, for example.

However, are you really saying that VNC is faster in your experience than
Remote Desktop? It certainly isn't more secure.
 
Am I right in remembering that NT4 Server supports PPTP VPN access?

I don't have experience with NetOP remote control, but if you want gui
access, I believe Remote Desktop is as fast as anything else out there. It
also uses RC4 encryption, and the default keystrength in a connection to an
XP workstation is 128 bits.

If connecting over an untrusted network (i.e. the Internet), it is best to
tunnel within a VPN connection, for added security.

The speed issue should be easy to test--compare on the LAN between the two
products, and, ideally, also via a slow connection across the Internet.

I don't know what security features NetOP has.
 
In my experience VNC, I run UltraVNC, is slower than RD...

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It does, but remember NT 4 prefers NetBEUI, so you need to remember to
setup TCP/IP...

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I do remember that, but setting up TCP/IP was always the first thing I did,
so now it is hard to remember that not everybody did it that way.
 
And they did make it a pain... With reboots at every change... :(

I'm glad I have forgotten about NT4... Now it is still used for
Walmart POS self serv terminals (I had to have them reboot one when it
locked up on me at checkout)... I thought I went back in time...

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There was a post about SBS 4.5 in relation to IE issues and support life
that I responded to having forgotten that SBS ran on NT 4 in that iteration.
How quickly we do forget!
 
Jason said:
Jill,

I use WebEx access anywhere for working from home. If cost is a
factor, WebEx is running a promotion (
http://www.webex.com/go?accessone ) that you can use it for free until
2005. You may want to try it out.
Click to expand...

Webex is great stuff; I use it for remote client troubleshooting when I need
something interactive. For everything else, remote desktop - no additional
charge. Webex is pretty pricey.
 
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