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Re: Share Windows screen with an iPhone

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Andrew wrote:

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> 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.

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.

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.


-- 
Graham J

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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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