I love Teamviewer!

[Merlin66]

Just putting the finishing touches to the "Mainsail Observatory" (Hence the best rain we've had since moving to St Leonards!!!!)
Updated the observatory laptop with the latest ASCOM/CdC/PHD/EQmod/ AA6 and reconnected the Cat5 cable and checked the operation with my Teamviewer software.
Majic!!
I just love it when things go (finally) right.
Looking forward to a couple of clear nights to get it up and running.

[h0ughy]

Ken,
how did you use teamviewer? i will be setting things up eventually again and this time i want control to be out of the observatory (mosquitoes etc in summer). were there any costs involved?

[Somnium]

I have to second that, I was using Remote Desktop and had a few issues but teamviewer is fantastic.

[DavidTrap]

Just make sure you've got the settings right. Teamviewer might be going out to the web and back again even if your devices are on a local network.

I prefer RDC for local connections.

DT

[Somnium]

Correct,

I am operating remotely so either way I need to go to the net.

[Merlin66]

David,
Teamviewer is free for domestic use....
I have an ol' XP laptop running in the observatory and a Win7 64 in the office.
These each have Teamviewer installed and connected via a Cat5 network cable.
You can then remotely operate the Observatory computer as if you were sitting there.....
I use CdC/ EQmod to control the mount and AA6 to guide and control the cameras.
All the data can be downloaded from the obs. laptop to the office for processing.
Majic!!

[glend]

So Ken is that just a direct Cat5 cable connection between those two laptops? HOw long is that cabe and is it a turnover cable? Or do they both have to have a Net connection to your home router via Cat 5 or wifi?

[Merlin66]

Glenn,
I have a wireless router and sometimes just use that with Teamviewer between computers, but I found in Belgium that a direct Cat 5 cable between the two was safer and faster...
It's a standard comms cable (no cross over) and it's about 30mtr.
The computers recognise it as a network connection....

[OICURMT]

Teamviewer is probably the best software you can use for remote operations.

I support and connect into my parents computers whenever they have issues. Even audio is transmitted and multiple screens. Considering I'm in Australia and they are in the USA, this makes it easy for me to maintain my parents computers without the hassle of telling them to click here and there... been using it for over three years.

[Eggmoon]

Another vote for Teamviewer here... used it a few times in different set ups.

Does the job just they way you would want it to be done.... :thumbsup:

[lazjen]

Teamviewer is pretty good. It also works cross-platform as well so you can see your Linux machines too (and vice versa to Windows).

[Octane]

Yep, as mentioned above, if you're using it on your local network, just make sure you go into the connection settings and enable the local option. Otherwise, it goes out to the net and then connects to the remote computer. You don't want that on a local network.

If you know the IP address of the machine, you can use that, too. It helps to set up static IPs.

TeamViewer resolved issues I was having with MaxIm DL capturing an image and performing a plate solve at the end of it. The Microsoft Remote Desktop viewer was sending odd commands and cancelling things in MaxIm DL. No such problems with TeamViewer.

It's also handy being able to connect to your machine while you're on the movie via your mobile or tablet.

Fabulous software.

H

[killswitch]

Teamviewer is good remote software but im angry with them at the moment.

I purchased a Teamviewer Pro licence less than 6 months ago ($500+). Now that licence wont allow me to connect to latest versions (v11+). They said i need to upgrade to their new cloud subscription.

[acropolite]

+1 for TeamViewer, we use it all the time at work. No need to buy it's free for pesronal non commercial use.

[jenchris]

I use it to my obsy about 60 metres away no problem.
Cross version xp home to win8.1.

[RobF]

I find TV so helpful around the house maintaining the kid's computers and remoting to my imaging laptop downstairs or outside from my main desktop. Haven't ever used it away from home network and internet, so great to hear the tips on how to do that :thumbsup:

[lazjen]

I hope you've paid for it at work otherwise you are violating the terms of usage.

[killswitch]

Yeah you can get away with it if you have a dynamic IP and the PC not being in an AD domain.

Once you get flagged (which mine did), teamviewer limits the sessions to a 5min every 2 hours or so, making it absolutely useless.

The paid version is much more crippled than the free version. With free you can do simultaneous connections out, with paid you are limited to one.

[poppasmurf]

Hi H, can you explain further for computer illiterate? Do you mean in teamviewer or control panel connection and network settings? this sounds great for the nights when the mozzies are mental.

Cheers

Shane

[Merlin66]

Under Teamviewer, top tabs "Menu"/ Options/General/ Network settings.
Select the "Incoming LAN connections" -"accept" from the drop down window.

[poppasmurf]

got it thanks Ken