Not an answer to this particular case, but Steam Link can work as a free replacement for when you need performance. I use VNC for the more robust situations.
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Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
That kind of warning exists because a lot of people are being scammed. Warning people not to let strangers have access to their PC seems like the right thing to do.
It can be done much more elegantly. E.g. when you’re trying to actually set up a connection and not on the front page for all of your users coming to the site, especially those with `Referer=news.ycombinator.com`
Yeah, easy fix, just host the client somewhere yourself and direct users/family to download it from there
Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?
#63Tailscale + RDP.
Why expose ports to the public internet! Tailscale is awesome.
Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?
#64For Windows 10 and Windows 11, there is already a built-in app called Quick Assist. It's a bit bare-bones compared to Team Viewer but it's free and it works out of the box. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Assist https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p7bp5vnwkx5?hl=en-US&gl=U...
And remote assist, from Windows XP/Vista/7 also still exists as part of the operating system.
Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?
#65I’m a fan of RustDesk for my IT consulting needs. https://rustdesk.com/
up for this, used this reliably across my linux and windows desktops