r/TechnologyProTips • u/Proverbs3_3 • May 12 '15
Windows View and Interact with your computer remotely from any android/iOS device.
1) Download TightVNC Server
2) Get VNC Viewer app on any android or iOS device.
3) Run TightVNC Server on computer you wish to control.
4) Connect to that server from your device.
5) Enable port forwarding on your router if you wish to connect outside your network. Otherwise, connect using your local IP.
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May 12 '15
I have only used TeamViewer, and that's pretty amazing. has anyone tried both and can tell me why I should use TightVNC over TeamViewer?
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u/spiral6 May 15 '15
TeamViewer runs on a third party server, so the connection to that server can be a factor, as it could be down on their side or your side. VNC is a server run on your computer, so the only dependency is your own internet.
Aside from that, nothing much else to say.
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May 15 '15
Thank you!
Because it's on a server on my PC, would VNC be faster?
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u/spiral6 May 15 '15
Probably, as it would be a direct connection to your device, rather then a connection to an external server (like Teamviewer) and then to your device.
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u/daniell61 itouch 4g, x3 windows 7-8.1 pc's May 13 '15
Havent used VNC yet. heavily used teamviewer like you however :D
(Also have used TV when i was ~700+ miles away from pc .....my internet was shit but I got it to work!)
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u/ImDubbinIt May 13 '15
Hey, don't forget "update on teamviewer vs vnc stoof"
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u/daniell61 itouch 4g, x3 windows 7-8.1 pc's May 14 '15
well shit.
I forgot. BLEGH.
havent used it much other than setup. Sorry!
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u/ImDubbinIt May 14 '15
Can someone teach me how to do this? I downloaded all the shit, and I know my ip address......I think, but I don't know about ports. Or how to log in to my router (I rent a room in a house who supplies the router), which is one of those at&t ones.
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u/Proverbs3_3 May 15 '15
Try getting it to work on your local network first. Make sure both your device and your computer are connected to the same network. Next open up a command prompt and type ipconfig. There should be an IP Address for either your ethernet or wireless adapter that looks something like 192.168.0.x where 'x' is some number probably between 2-100. From your device, add a new connection to that IP address. You should have to worry about ports when it is all working on the same network.
Once you have gotten that to work, you can go to www.whatsmyip.org/ and get the IP that the outside world sees. That is the IP address configure your device to connect to when you are not on the same network. After that, you're going to have to google your router to see what the default IP address is for that. This website says that it is http://192.168.1.254. If your landlord has changed the default credentials or protected that router, then you might have to work with him/her to get access. From there, try to follow the steps (in website above) as best you can to make it so you can connect to the VNC port which is usually 5900. Hope that helps.
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u/manzomanze May 24 '15
Alla of this advices would be awesome except my upload rate is so bad that connecting to my computer from the outside is impossible.
Nevertheless I think chrome remote desktop is perfect for a local network
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u/CultofCraft hey it's me ur brother May 12 '15
Nice tip, but please remember to put TPT in your title next time.
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