Remote access to computer

[jay santos]

What's the best practice nowadays for remote desktop?

Let's say I want to set up a computer that someone else will use remotely. I've seen logmein.com advertised. Do people still use remote desktop that comes with Windows?

Can more than one person remote in to the same computer at the same time.

If I'm doing this in a large scale, ie up to a few users on a computer at a time and accessing files, should I think about setting up an actual server and not a beefy desktop?

Further, if I'm VPN'd into a network, and someone is remoted into me, can the remote user use files on the VPN and is this knowable by the VPN network (that a remote of a remote is accessing the network).

[Surfah]

What's the best practice nowadays for remote desktop?

Let's say I want to set up a computer that someone else will use remotely. I've seen logmein.com advertised. Do people still use remote desktop that comes with Windows?

Can more than one person remote in to the same computer at the same time.

If I'm doing this in a large scale, ie up to a few users on a computer at a time and accessing files, should I think about setting up an actual server and not a beefy desktop?

Further, if I'm VPN'd into a network, and someone is remoted into me, can the remote user use files on the VPN and is this knowable by the VPN network (that a remote of a remote is accessing the network).

On PC I still use Remote Desktop. On Mac CoRD. I don't think you need a server. I got lost after the remote to remote to remote in your last question.

[cougjunkie]

Teamviewer is pretty good and its free.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

We use logmein.com for about 5 locations, I don't have a single complaint.