Virtual Network software allows you to remotely view and work on one desktop using a different computer and platform from anywhere on the Internet.
Basically install a good vnc software.. my favourite is RealVNC.. and forward whatever port it operates on in your router configuration page.. and then connect from another pc! Simple! But watch out for security vulnerabilites, seriously always keep up to date, it's extremely simple to hack into a pc running VNC if they don't keep up to date.. I even tested on myself!
you need to know the Networking fundamentals + Router settings configurations before knowing about VNC. VNC is an tool to monitor other Computers/Laptops etc ... remotely. If you want to use VNC for Intranet its simple .. just download Real VNC software and install in PCs in which you want to install. and if you want to monitor other network PCs other than Intranet .. you need to set NAT settings in routers
i wouldnt say its for monitoring.. there is pc monitoring software for that. its just remote desktop with more functions and better reliability AFAIK..
It's easy to use man, just install the server on whichever computer you want to monitor and then just run vncviewer on the one you want to watch from. Put the IP and password and should be fine.
My favorite is ultraVNC, it's easy too use. Just install the vnc software on both computers and you can remotely control it anywhere
Virtual Network Computing is a graphical desktop sharing system which uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates back in the other direction, over a network. VNC is platform-independent — a VNC viewer on any operating system usually connects to a VNC server on any other operating system. There are clients and servers for almost all GUI operating systems and for Java. Multiple clients may connect to a VNC server at the same time. Popular uses for this technology include remote technical support and accessing files on one's work computer from one's home computer, or vice versa.
From reading this thread, most of the replies makes it look like firewalls do not exist. You can just install VNC and magically connect to a computer that is behind a perimeter firewall, or one that has software firewall. So let me see if I understand this tread correctly, I can install VNC on my computer, install VNC on my moms computer (she lives 100 miles away), call her up on the phone, she tells me her ip address, which just happens to be 192.168.1.2. But that is also the same ip address of my wifes computer in the next room. How does this work that my wifes computer and my moms computer has the same IP? I thought IPs were supposed to be different? But I type in my moms ip address and nothing happens......... Ok, now discuss some real networking. If you are on a local area network, such as an office, the you can probably use VNC with no problems. If you are in a large corporate network, security measures may be in place to bloclk the vnc port. If you are trying to access a computer that is not in your building, you should first have a understanding of networking, NAT, firewalls (both hardware and software), port forwarding, static ip address and dynamic ip address. Using VNC to access a computer across the internet is not as easy as this thread makes it look. There are all kinds of configurations to have to make to the target computer, especially if its behind a perimeter firewall. You have to configure the firewall to accept connections on a certain port, then forward that traffic to an IP address inside the network. Then you have to configure the target computer with a static ip address, static DNS servers and a default gateway. Or you can set up a gateway to gateway VPN, also known as a firewall to firewall virtual private network. Then you will be able to access any computer on the other network with no further configuration. Firewalls were created for a reason, and that is to keep people out. When dealing with network traffic and programs, you really need a good understanding of TCP/IP networking.