Re: [NF] Customer asking for (preferably free) unattended remote access software so she can access her work machine from home

-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Tue, 19 Sep 2017, at 02:41 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > Remote Desktop gets a deservedly bad reputation, but it's possible to > configure it to work on a non-standard port (to avoid the skript > kiddies) with SSL-level encryption, and limited to a specific IP > address. It would cost nothing, but I'd charge a client at least $300 > to set it up. Details are on the internet. > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:35 PM, > mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: > > Customer is a small business and NOT tech savvy at all (so don't suggest > > "UltraVNC configured oh so cool!"). I warned her you get what you pay for > > many times, but said I'd research it. I use TeamViewer and it's great for > > me but overkill for her. TV has a free license but the wording appears to > > be such that it's for accessing your personal home computer from work (not > > the other direction). LogMeIn (as we've noted here) kept jacking up prices, > > and they have no more free version. I've got a question into gotomypc.com > > to see if unattended access is an option for their product (although it's > > not free either). I have no problem telling a client that free isn't > > possible but I did say I'd check first. GotoMyPC's pricing isn't bad for > > the single user if she can use it in unattended access mode: > > https://get.gotomypc.com/plansandpricing > > > > Other suggestions based on your experience? > > > > Found this too, reviewing alternatives to LMI: > > https://www.pcworld.com/article/2091801/5-alternatives-to-logmein-free-for-r... > > > > tia! > > --Mike > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server]