Chrome remote desktop

[Pocster]

Trying to have permanent access to a remote computer. Use to use TeamViewer but now you get about 3 minutes use before it kicks you out.

Googled and can't get Chrome Remote Desktop to have a permanent link to a computer even with a pin.

 

Currently have to TeamViewer into the remote, generate a "one time access code" in Chrome Remote desktop then enter that on the original PC.

 

All a bit of a pain!. Anyone got this or something similar working?. Just want full screen share from a headless PC on my mac . No faff .

 

Even looked for a hardware solution ( though not sure how that would work )

 

p.s. mac to mac was nice "screen share" and that was it!

[Pocster]

KVM switch?

 

But headless PC is miles away i.e. Very long HDMI!

Also source pc is a mac.. Hmmmmmmm

[joth]

ssh, with pre shared keys (ideally stored in a hardware security key)

 

 

[Pocster]

2 hours ago, joth said:

ssh, with pre shared keys (ideally stored in a hardware security key)

 

 

But I want the nice ( !!! ) Windows interface . Can’t ssh that can I ??

[Onoff]

AnyDesk?

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, Onoff said:

AnyDesk?

They’re all expensive. Team viewer the best but not at $40 a month !

[Onoff]

TightVNC?

 

https://www.tightvnc.com/

[SteamyTea]

Can't thing like Zoom view and control desktops?

 

I have used TeamViewer, I think there is a way to allow you to log into another machine without the OTP.

And Don't Windows already have something built in?

[SteamyTea]

1 minute ago, Onoff said:

TightVNC?

Ah

That is what I used in the past, not TeamViewer.

[Thorfun]

Cygwin? eXceed? any other X-windows software?

 

Then ssh -Y to give X11 forwarding and you can export the gui/desktop/programs back to your Mac.

Edited December 2, 2021 by Thorfun

[Thorfun]

23 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

And Don't Windows already have something built in?

yes. it's called RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, but the Home edition of windows doesn't allow it. you need the enterprise version.

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/remote/understanding-remote-desktop-protocol

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-use-remote-desktop-5fe128d5-8fb1-7a23-3b8a-41e636865e8c

Edited December 2, 2021 by Thorfun
added RDP link

[Thorfun]

7 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

Cygwin? eXceed? any other X-windows software?

 

Then ssh -Y to give X11 forwarding and you can export the gui/desktop/programs back to your Mac.

actually, sorry, I think these are the other way around. to connect to Linux hosts from a Windows host.

 

probably VNC is your best bet as suggested above by @Onoff

[SteamyTea]

https://pendriveapps.com/software/portable-vnc/

 

No need to install it either, just pop it into your phone and run it from there as portable storage.