bastro wrote:
Any issues setting up VNC? I read that was one of the best, downloaded it, but have not taken time to get it running!
None that bring immediate nightmares. Please note that I am a PC/Windows user. You may find help
HEREOne computer is the Main, or Host/Server. Then the other computer(s) are network computers.
I just named mine Sonny 1, Sonny 2. The satellite (2nd, Baby Dell in my case) computer gets a web type address assigned to it, in my case: 192.168.2.16 currently. But the last two digits (16) can change, and it makes me walk out to check what they are, enter that, and it opens the password screen. That was the only thing that bugged me.
But that number (16) hasn't changed in a while.
The only other quirk I've had a fight with was the distance. But with both computers running at 64 bit, and my newer router, things are very reliable and fairly quick. (My router and old laptop were ~12 years old.)
WiFi is a different animal, and things like walls can effect the operation and speed of the two computers. Sometimes just turning the Baby Dell so it is more aimed towards my routers location can spice up the speed. I know they have a certain bit of directional to their antennas.
Once in a while things get funky, and last night I wound up shutting down the Baby Dell and restarting it. Something was making it hang occasionally during alignment. Unusual for it to act up. But starting over cures all ills.
WiFi is certainly miles ahead of Bluetooth though. Bluetooth is a very close proximity peer to peer wireless (Example: Your Cell and your car connecting). But WiFi has up to a 150 foot range. Up to... not definite.
Mine is an estimated 75 feet, and has one stucco wall, and a few interior walls, in the path.
Wired (CAT 5/6), in my opinion, is still the best and fastest and is reliable. But it can also be harder to set up. And if you want to be portable like I do occasionally wired would be a PITA.
Still, cable networking can be the most secure and reliable.