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Remote Access my computer
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I would suggest purchasing pcanywhere to use for connecting to your home machine. The software is straight forward and user friendly. The one thing that you will have to find out is if your cable provider is assigning you a static IP address. Chuck
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You could also use NetMeeting or VNC. Both are free and provide MOST of the functions as pcAnywhere.
For NetMeeting simply go to Start>Run> and type in "conf" (without the ""
after you install and share your desktop and click on help>about NeetMeeting. Listed at the bottom will be your IP address that you will need for the other computer.
There are several versions of VNC. Just do a search for VNC remote.
For NetMeeting simply go to Start>Run> and type in "conf" (without the ""
after you install and share your desktop and click on help>about NeetMeeting. Listed at the bottom will be your IP address that you will need for the other computer.There are several versions of VNC. Just do a search for VNC remote.
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