Virtual Network Computing
1655 days agoDon’t know what is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)? In basic terms, it is sort of like remote computing. Let’s say you are at your office and you need to access your home PC. You can use this software or technology to access your home PC’s desktop and do whatever you want like you are physically there. But of course, you can’t insert a floppy or insert your USB thumbdrive, but I hope you get the idea. It allows you to “virtually“ control your mouse, keyword and access your PC through the network or Internet with a graphical interface.
So now you know what VNC is, you can appreciate the usefulness of this software/system. You can see on your screen exactly what is shown on the other PC’s screen. You can control and access several PCs from just one location, without the need to be physically present. Think of yourself as a king controlling everything from his castle without even the need to leave the comfort of his servants.
What you need is actually two pieces of software. You need a VNC Server and a VNC Client. So, for the PCs you want to remotely access to, you need to install the VNC Server. And on the PC you need to control your other PCs from, you need to install the VNC Client software. Of course, you will need to open up your firewall (if you have) to allow access to the Server PCs. For each PC you need to access, you will have to run the client software to access the server.
There are two very popular flavors of VNC. One of them is RealVNC while the other is TightVNC. I am currently using TightVNC as it is very powerful and have tons of features which I really need. However, I find that TightVNC is not very stable. Not stable as compared to RealVNC. RealVNC gave me no problems all the while I have been using it, although it has less features. And if you need the more advanced features, you need to purchase the Enterprise Edition. Anyway, TightVNC is backward compatible to the original version, so you can use TightVNC Client to access RealVNC Server but any feature not supported by RealVNC cannot be used.
Extremely convenient, isn’t it?
Yes, it’s a very useful software. You can control multiple computers without leaving your seat!
Nice to be able to do everything from thousands of miles away.
Now what I’d like is to find another place thousands of miles away where I can do it all from a hammock with laptop & wireless! 
That’s the idea! But wait, I don’t want to do work when I am laying in a hammock! I want to be sipping some very strong alcoholic drink and looking at girls.
You mean watching THEM work?
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