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Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone

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On 2024-11-25 09:37, Graham J wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> In summary, besides the fact I still need to find a way for her to 
>> share my
>> desktop without me having to create an account on someone's server on the
>> Internet, I did find an interesting way to COMPLETELY TAKE OVER someone's
>> PC without having to create an account on someone's server on the net.
> 
> Remote Desktop is designed to take over the remote machine.  It is not a 
> screen-sharing application, so it's not appropriate to your needs.
> 
> It's also designed for use in a security-conscious environment where 
> users have passwords.  It's more normal application is for users to gain 
> access to a Microsoft Server, where several users can access the server 
> simultaneously and each has their own working environment.  Ordinarily 
> the Remote Desktop service is only available on the Professional or 
> Enterprise versions of Microsoft's desktop operation systems.

Right.

And allowing only one user in plain Windows is a licensing limitation, 
not a technical limitation.


> 
> What you appear to need is a Screen-Sharing application.  These are 
> available from several sources, called generically Virtual Network 
> Connection.  Names like RealVNC, TightVNC, and UltraVNC come to mind.
> 
> For your application, the server component is installed on the Windows 
> PC (any flavour of Windows), you open a port in your router to allow the 
> incoming connection and you need a static public IP address or a Dynamic 
> DNS registration; and your internet connection must not involve GCNAT.

Or use a third party server as intermediary, like TeamViewer does.


> The client device - the smartphone - has the client component installed. 
>   As you have found, the various app stores may give the client 
> misleading names - others here may be able to say what names are 
> actually used.  The logic of using a smartphone with a tiny screen to 
> see a typical large screen of a desktop PC beats me; but where the 
> client is another desktop PC with a big screen it works well.
> 
> Each flavour of VNC may have strange limitations.  Most often 
> encountered is that the connection stops when the host PC pops up a UAC 
> (User Access Control) window so the user at that PC has to "OK" the 
> prompt before the connection resumes.  But for screen sharing with a 
> user who is present and watching the activity it is not a real problem. 
> It does become a real problem where VNC is used for remote access to an 
> unattended PC - typically when you are away from home and require access 
> to something on your PC at home.
> 
> Another screen-sharing app is TeamViewer, and this will work through 
> CGNAT since both client and server component talk to a central (traffic 
> cop) facility in the cloud.  There no need to open any special ports in 
> your router.  So the Teamviewer company knows what you are doing and 
> when.  I used this in the past when it was free to home users for 
> occasional use, but now it has stopped working for me.  There is an 
> expensive paid-for version which is more realistically priced for a 
> computer support business.  It's clearly used by the scammers who claim 
> to be from Microsoft while they empty your bank account.

Right.


If I google "screen sharing application" google lists here 9 
applications, some of which project the host display into clients, but 
the clients can not use it. Useful for teleconferencing. Ah, a click 
displays 34 more apps.





-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-11-24 23:29 +0000
  Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2024-11-25 08:37 +0000
    Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-25 12:49 +0100
    Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-11-25 23:31 +0000
      Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-26 02:39 +0100
        Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-11-26 01:53 +0000
          Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-26 13:33 +0100
            Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-11-26 14:26 +0000
              Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2024-11-26 12:56 -0600
        Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-11-26 19:41 -0500
    Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2024-11-25 18:19 -0600
      Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-11-26 01:42 +0000
      Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-26 02:41 +0100
        Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2024-11-25 21:05 -0600
          Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-11-26 13:11 +0100
            Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2024-11-26 13:01 -0600

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