I’m in need of a remote desktop solution that works without a monitor. I’ve tried AnyDesk, TeamViewer, and TightVNC.
All of the stuff I have need of using has a GUI client or dedicated software, but I’m about to be away from home for a couple weeks and I’m worried it might shit out on me for one reason or another and need some manual input (any one who has ever used a computer knows that this happens sometimes)
I have OpenVPN on my router and that’s how I’m accessing everything, so a local solution will work, and it would be nice, but not necessary, if it’s got an Android client as well
I have Windows 10 Home so I can’t use remote desktop that’s built into windows without installing a cracked pro version of window.
If you’re ok leaving a monitor plugged in (but can be off), my go-to is Parsec. Bonus points is that it works without needing a VPN (it uses UDP NAT hole punching like Chrome Remote Desktop). If you’ll be far far away from home, Chrome Remote Desktop tends to be slightly more reliable over high latency than parsec for me - but that could just be because I tuned mine for super low latency when nearby.
Good news is, you can run both at the same time and see how they treat ya! (And both are free for base use, but parsec has a handful of premium features you can pay for if you like it) I have Parsec, CRD, RDP, and SSH all set up in various forms to get back “home” when I’m not.
Checkout Remote Desktop Manager from Devolutions. It let’s you do pretty much any type of remote connection you need to do, and can even do things like start your VPN for you before accessing a remote resource.
Enter-pssession gives you powershell on a remote windows machine. Might take some setup to configure the local firewall and enable access. But once you have powershell you have plenty of options.
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If you’re ok leaving a monitor plugged in (but can be off), my go-to is Parsec. Bonus points is that it works without needing a VPN (it uses UDP NAT hole punching like Chrome Remote Desktop). If you’ll be far far away from home, Chrome Remote Desktop tends to be slightly more reliable over high latency than parsec for me - but that could just be because I tuned mine for super low latency when nearby.
Good news is, you can run both at the same time and see how they treat ya! (And both are free for base use, but parsec has a handful of premium features you can pay for if you like it) I have Parsec, CRD, RDP, and SSH all set up in various forms to get back “home” when I’m not.
Checkout Remote Desktop Manager from Devolutions. It let’s you do pretty much any type of remote connection you need to do, and can even do things like start your VPN for you before accessing a remote resource.
Enter-pssession gives you powershell on a remote windows machine. Might take some setup to configure the local firewall and enable access. But once you have powershell you have plenty of options.
Hardly worth it now that windows natively supports ssh
https://tinypilotkvm.com/
Chrome Remote Desktop works well and doesn’t require a monitor (at least not one that’s turned on).