I have my phone rooted, and everything set up as needed. The problem that I am having is that once I use VNC to VNC my phone, I am unable to control my phone. All I can do is "View" not control. Can someone help me with how I control my phone from the VNC?
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Okay so I'm after opinions.. I've installed TightVNC on my PC and ran AndroidVNC, very pleased about remotely controlling my computer
I'm worried about security though. Is it worth setting up a SSH connection? I've never done it before.
If it is recommended I do this, how does that work? Do I connect via ConnectBot to the PC first then do I run AndroidVNC? And is a prog like PuTTy good enough to set up the SSH on the PC?
So i have the HTC HD2 and want to use the remote desktop which is build in the phone. The problem is that i have no clue how to set up my pc.
Im running on windows xp home edition and using a router. I saw a tutorial for setting it up where he basically told me to open a port and it works. After doing that it didnt work and i suspect there are some things not explained in the tutorial... Can anyone help me out on this?
Will not work on XP Home.
Ah i kinda had that feeling, im trying the same thing on my laptop which is windows xp proffesional. But i still cant log in. I also enabled the "allow remote"
Have you activated "Allow remote assistance" or did you activate "Allow connections" ? The latter is the one you need. Also make sure you're in the list of allowed users.
Doing this off the top of my head, I'm using Vista and it's been a while since I've needed to go into those options in XP.
You must have a password set too, so if the computer boots up and goes straight to your desktop without you having to log in, you'll need to set a password.
To access your computer when on the same network (wifi) use the computer's IP address.
Get this by running cmd on the computer and type ipconfig (then hit return).
To access your computer via the internet (over the phone network) use the computer's external IP address.
Get this by going to whatsmyip.org
You'll also need to configure your router to forward TCP port 3389 to the computer's IP address (found via ipconfig as above).
The thing is, with most home broadband connections, your external IP address can change, so get around this problem by using dynamic DNS.
Some routers have a DDNS client built in, with a list of compatible DDNS services. Just go to one of those services' websites and sign up, often it's free. Pick an domain name to register, ie p03p.dyndns.org, and use that to connect rather than your external IP address.
Best to check you can connect via wifi first using the computer's internal IP address.
If that doesn't work, are you running a firewall?
If you don't have a 3rd party one like Symantec/Norton, then check the windows firewall - ensure the Remote Desktop exception is ticked, if it is, then disable the firewall, and also untick the network connections on the advanced tab (even though the windows firewall says it's disabled, don't expect it to know that!).
If you use a 3rd party firewall, then look into how you can add a rule for port 3389 (RDP)
One way to get around the issue of a dynamic IP address on the home PC is to use Himachi2....it's a super-simple way to create a tunnel to your home pc no matter what the ever-changing external IP address is, and they have a winmo client now too. You simply set up the host once on your home PC, and as long as you leave it running it's very easy to create the remote connection just like you're on the local network with the PC....then you just use Remote Desktop that way
I ticked both the allow options just to be sure. What i also did is go on my 2nd laptop which also has windows xp pro on it to try and connect to my 1st laptop which also didnt work.
I think the problem lies in the list of allowed user. When i get into that list i dont see anyone in it. I assume i have to add my 2nd laptop in that list in order to get this to work. I tried to look a bit arround but i dont know how to add someone to that list.
I have an HD2 that I can access my corp intranet through IE just fine using the exceptions list. I did also find out the in WM6.* the remote desktop will no longer activate the VPN like WM5 did.
I have also noticed that if I start the VPN manually, or by going to an intranet site, I can quickly switch to the Remote desktop app, and it will connect to any of the machines I need to, but it soon disconnects due to the VPN timing out from no activity in the IE session.
So my question is can I do one of the following options, or are there any other options? - 1 - is there any way to get remote desktop to activate the VPN? 2 - is there any way to keep the VPN active while I use the remote desktop?
Anyone have any solutions?
Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions?
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I have an HD2 that I can access my corp intranet through IE just fine using the exceptions list. I did also find out the in WM6.* the remote desktop will no longer activate the VPN like WM5 did.
I have also noticed that if I start the VPN manually, or by going to an intranet site, I can quickly switch to the Remote desktop app, and it will connect to any of the machines I need to, but it soon disconnects due to the VPN timing out from no activity in the IE session.
So my question is can I do one of the following options, or are there any other options? - 1 - is there any way to get remote desktop to activate the VPN? 2 - is there any way to keep the VPN active while I use the remote desktop?
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is that possible?i tried sshing to my phone and i got a connection refused error.(the phone's rooted).does anybody know a way to sshing to android?thanks
You should be able to initiate a reverse ssh on the phone to the computer, and then get a terminal from the phone, not sure about an app for reverse ssh though.
On Wifi networks you just need to run an SSH daemon on your phone. There are threads here on XDA discussing how to install dropbear manually, or you can get my (paid) app QuickSSHd from the Market.
If you want to do it via cellular, then it depends on your carrier. Many carriers block incoming connections. If they do, then it would be possible to use SSH tunneling (Use an ssh client on your phone to ssh to your PC and do a port map of the PC's port 2222 to your phone's port 22, finally on your PC ssh to localhost:2222 and get to your phone's ssh daemon)
QuickSSHd on Android Market
QuickSSHd is a secure shell daemon and when setup correctly, it will allow you to ssh from your PC to your Android phone (or other Android device).
Sorry for the late and redundant reply, but I recently got an Android phone and stumbled across QuickSSHd. Of course, I already rooted my phone.
I would like to basicly vnc into my phone i know theres a vnc server app on teh market but wifi is not an option for me is there anyway to do this over usb?
android commander maybe?