Access to the desktop is very easy.

Sometimes this situation arises: you explain to someone how to do something on the computer. For example, a person does not know how to set up any program and calls you to help you. Or suddenly, a friend who doesn’t understand much in computers has got a window, and he asks you to help. If you had similar situations, then you can imagine how difficult it is to explain the sequence of actions by telephone (or even on Gtalk). And you do not remember that it should be as it should, and therefore begin to reproduce the actions on your computer, and the interlocutor sometimes can’t really explain anything.

Of course, the solution to this problem has long been found. This is just a remote computer control. These programs are even built into the latest operating systems. Although you can put and solutions based on VNC : for example, the popular free program UltraVNC .

Connecting to a computer with these solutions is easy, especially if they are on the same local network. But ... we will consider this case ideal. But in reality (what happens, for example, constantly with me) people usually sit behind NAT, firewall , etc. Therefore, although you can get an IP address, you also need to configure the ports. I think that only an explanation of all this will take much more time than solving the problem itself. Do not forget that not everyone knows what IP and ports are.
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And even for these cases they came up with an excellent solution: TeamViewer . I will tell you a little about him.

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