One step closer to being a ham techie!
Now that I can use one Signalink USB unit on either my Elecraft K3 or KX3 I thought it was now due time to investigate operating my rigs remote from my laptop using my router. I have read many ham who do this so it’s not anything new…BUT….for me this is cutting edge and can be “kinda fun” to get it up and running. I can across software called Teamviewerwhich allows you to remotely access your PC from another PC. Once logged on and a connection is made you have (on your remote PC) a mirror image of your home PC. You have the same control over your home PC as if you were sitting in front of it. The software allows you to access your Windows PC via a Mac and so on. This Windows/Mac cross over was great for me as my home PC is Windows and the laptop is a Macbook Pro. I set out to download and install the software on my Windows PC. It went very smooth and error free, I then installed it on my Macbook pro laptop and all went well until I started the program. The program just
would not start it just got hung up and I had to do a force shutdown. I tried a few things but just could not get the program to run. I then installed it on my wife’s Macbook pro laptop and it operated withouta hitch! The only thing I can figure is my Macbook is a bit older and may not be up to the task. I was on the internet to see if I could see what the issue might be but could not find anything. I am going to email the company and see what their input is. On the weekend I was not interested in troubleshooting or emailing for an answer I just wanted to get the program up and running. With the program installed on both PC’s and it was time to make the link. It is very straight forward to do, you open the program on each PC. You are given a 9 digit ID number on each PC and since I want to use my laptop to control my main PC on my laptop I enter the 9 digit ID number from my main PC and press “connect to partner”. I then enter a password (setup during program install) and in no time I have full control ofMy remote PC operation |
TeamViewer is awesome. Been using it for several years. You can set up ur own master PW too which makes it easier to log into ur remote computer.
Good evening Neil, it’s great to hear someone who has been using the program for some time now is still enjoying it. I will for sure look into the Master PW.
Thanks for the comment and the info.
73, Mike
Another option is Chrome remote desktop, you can connect from an Android device along with another computer.
If you setup TeamViewer with an account you will have a list of your computers that you can connect to, as long as you have setup the unattended access.
Glad people have found out about the great free program.