I have used Chrome Remote Desktop with great success personally as well as some clients - one who was using a *Chromebook* at home and needed to access a Windows machine at the office. Everyone else had PCs or Macs at home, so they could use Microsoft Remote Desktop. It worked great!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Greetings Chris -- and good to hear this. :)
@seangreenhalgh7921
Жыл бұрын
I bought a Chromebook for myself just before Christmas, because I have been working a lot and I wanted one. I bought one for my wife last year and it's been great for her. It's a really great operating system, simple and has lots of apps. And I've been trying cloud gaming lately, which is very impressive that the technology even exists. It's not perfect but I think it will be in the future.
@cokeforever
Жыл бұрын
The biggest gap in security of any remoting is scamming the trust of a user (older people, kids, inexperienced users), I really think your video should have ended with the words like "any remote access poses a danger, one should only engage in such activity if he or she has conscious understanding of computer security". p.s. Merry Xmas! 🌲
@RichardEricCollins
Жыл бұрын
Yes I came here to say the same. Your comment should be pinned. This remote access tool is perfect for scammers. The internet empowers everyone including the ugly side of life.
@cokeforever
Жыл бұрын
@hk that is a very stupid thing to say. It is an IT issue to assume that "feature" of your software called "ease of use" also means ease of use for the scammer. And since Chris pronounced himself as a "public educator" it is a huge responsibility, especially towards elderly people, kids and... inexperienced users, he "explains computers" to.
@m8hackr60
Жыл бұрын
It's true, particularly the remote support options. I have a friend of the family who is scammed a few times a year... It's because they forget about the last time. Yes, someone should take away the keys, but there are no next of kin. These segments of the vulnerable population really need the technology to better protect them from it. Prompts and buttons designed as ever changing, and only visible to the would be victims might help... since the scammers always say "you'll see blah, click the button ___". This pre-prompting of the user adds credibility (social engineering 101) and the victim trusts the attacker even more. Also, once a few things are hit correctly in stride the victim will be more likely to trust future more dangerous requests of the attacker. It's a vicious cycle.
@Harzach-Hardcastle7685
Жыл бұрын
We're currently deploying VNC for remote workstations at my company and this appears to be a great alternative. Happy Christmas!
@perrymcclusky4695
Жыл бұрын
Another Explaining Computers video. What a Christmas treat! This is another thing I’m going to have to try. Looking forward to your next video!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Festive greetings Perry! :)
@perrymcclusky4695
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers Festive greetings back at you! :)
@alanthornton3530
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Chris for a very interesting & educational Christmas video. Using a strong password is essential including 2 factor authentication. I'm also looking forward to the next one kind regards Alan :)
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan. The next one is one of my favourites I've produced in 2022. :)
@CattopyTheWeb
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers Ehm there is a scammer under your comment. Try ThioJoe's tool that is called Spammer Purge. It will help you combat scammers
@CattopyTheWeb
Жыл бұрын
@@z28141 Well because of youtube handles it isn't easy to fall for the scam as they include the number in they're username. It might be a crypto scam but could be a "pro hacker" scam or as you say some "tech support" scam
@MicrobyteAlan
Жыл бұрын
Now I can easily share files across my MacOS and Zorin systems. Happy Christmas. Thanks
@hubbaba
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris! It looks like your Remote Access and Remote Support Timestamp labels are backwards.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, and corrected. :)
@paulgarcia749
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm been using this for a few years now at the company I work at. It's free and secure.
@vng
Жыл бұрын
I have tried various remote desktop options (Windows RDP, VNC, Teamviewer, Chrome Remote Desktop) but the best options I have used (and am using) are Nomachine and, in a way, Steam Link (but this only works if you have a Steam account). Nowadays, I mainly use Nomachine to access all my virtual machines.
@TheBrimurray
Жыл бұрын
Seasons greetings Chris... I was not aware of this Google offering. Brilliant into into it's use and implementation. Thank you for this one!
@BagusSumanjaya
Жыл бұрын
Merry christmas Mr Christopher Barnatt
@player07441
Жыл бұрын
Merry christmas and a happy chrome remote desktop
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Nice. Merry Christmas!
@thorntontarr2894
Жыл бұрын
I use TEAM VIEWER quite well to help friends. It is also free but I only use WinPC OS. Care to comment? Your discussion of security is most appropriate and very well done and well cautioned.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
My only comment is that, personally, I prefer to have as few online accounts as possible, and to have them as secure as possible. And TeamViewer does not, as far as I can tell, offer hardware encrypted key based 2FV, nor any equivalent of the Google Advanced Protection Program.
@chromerims
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Chris 👍
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@chromerims
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers I hope you and yours had a fine holidays. Happy new year! Your work is such a GIFT to us all 👍 Kindest regards, neighbours.
@duenodemonte
Жыл бұрын
Great chapter!! Going to try my Android cell to the Win11 Pc, this will open a huge opportunities when working in the field!!
@cgriggsiv
Жыл бұрын
I forgotten about remote access thank you for the reminder and they made it more difficult for the bad guys not to mention the one using it Anyway Merry Christmas happy New Year stay warm love the content
@andrewtelford7436
Жыл бұрын
Rustdesk is shaping up to be a great alternative, especially if you can self host.
@dfs-comedy
Жыл бұрын
While this is convenient, I'm not sure I'd trust Google or any other third-party service for this. Wait, who am I kidding? I would *NOT* trust anyone else. :) When I had to give tech support to my late mom, I had OpenVPN installed on both sides. I would SSH to her computer and start up x11vnc and then use a vncviewer on my end to control her desktop (yes, she ran Linux.) This didn't require any third-party mediator and I trusted the setup.
@MattBlue
Жыл бұрын
Just a tip to the Linux users trying it: Be sure to make a system snapshot before trying it. When I tried, the installation of the remote access app somehow screwed my OS installation (LM21). I was not able to mount external drive afterwards, so I had to revert to before installation. The remote access from Linux to Windows worked, though. Might be something I did in connection to the install, but anyhow, be careful. I also had problems using OpenVNC, so maybe it is something in my particular network installation.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Always sound advice to take a snapshot.
@RaduTicleanu
Жыл бұрын
I had also the same problem in Linux Mint, "error mounting filesystem not authorized". After long searches on Linux Mint Forum, found that the Chrome Remote Desktop was the problem. After removing it, everything went back to normal.
@mjs28s
Жыл бұрын
I love it. Before I got a better Chromebook that would run Linux good enough to be usable, I use use the little 2GB chromebook from anywhere to get into my home PC and use all kinds of software. Example - I would log into things like VS Code, Moi3D and other tools, do what I needed to do and out. Update my spreadsheets as need, etc. No reason to ever fear losing a laptop when nothing is on it and you can do things remotely. forget a file that is on your home machine that you need locally on your CB or whatever you are using? Use the remote connection and copy it over. Need information from an email? Remote in, and forward the email to your gmail account. Lose the CB, break it or it gets stolen, no problem. Get another one. Files are either in the cloud or safe at home on your PC. Remote connect means have the nice machine at home and a easily replaceable paperweight with you on the road that is basically a thin client.
@BeOurBee
Жыл бұрын
That's amazing! I have that same one-time code on my luggage!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@gaptastic
Жыл бұрын
I never knew this remote software existed (i'm ashamed). Good to know for specific situations! Thank you and may the new year be as awesome as your videos! Thank you over and over! BTW I always use my yubikey for any account that has implemented it (google has) and for any thing else I use authy. And for those lame ducks out there I use text and the horribly awful email.
@gaptastic
Жыл бұрын
@@SlingShotsChannel another legit response, thank you!
@Manian488
Жыл бұрын
Thats a great video! Brilliant alternative to Team viewer or Quick assist/RDP ! Was able to setup access between my Windows PC and a Mac but my Elementary OS works only one way, I am able to access Mac and Windows PC from the browser but unable to access the linux PC from the other two.
@BrianCroweAcolyte
Жыл бұрын
This looks really cool, the only downside is it's from Google. Of the big five tech companies, they have to be tied with Facebook for being the least trustworthy with user data. I deleted my gmail after I found out that they data mine your emails to see where you shop and then add that info to your advertising profile. They're the last company I'd trust with a direct line into my systems.
@kychemclass5850
Жыл бұрын
To comment here, you had to be logged into a Google account. Is there any useful tips you'd care to share as to how to frustrate Google harvesting data from your use of the account?
@BrianCroweAcolyte
Жыл бұрын
@@kychemclass5850 This is my account that I've had with KZitem from before Google bought it, the email used to create it wasn't a gmail, it was from a different provider. I never use google search or access KZitem through their first party apps, only through web browsers or third party apps with sufficient ad/tracker blocking. It's basically impossible to avoid google on the modern internet, but you can at least practice some basic harm reduction when dealing with them. And there's a lot of wiggle room between begrudgingly using KZitem and giving them a direct pipe into all of your systems.
@BrianCroweAcolyte
Жыл бұрын
@hk I'm positive this account was created before the buyout. If whatever you're reading is saying 2009, that's probably something to do with them trying to push Google+ or it's when they migrated my account to a different server or something. That's not even important lol, the important part is not using or having a gmail for them to mine more data from.
@BrianCroweAcolyte
Жыл бұрын
@hk The problem is there's no choice with almost all tech companies. At best they data mine you without giving the option to pay. At worst they just data mine you AND take your money.
@MarquisDeSang
Жыл бұрын
I use Major Ed Dames remote viewing techniques to remote view anything. Merry Christmas to you. Seriously, I use Blink app + MOSH protocol on my iPad to access any terminals. Gui is for weak minded people (Von Neumann said that assembler were for weak minded people lol because you should be able to calculate final address position in your head when you program)
@vasilispapas482
Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday on your name day and Merry Christmas to everyone!!!
@moawada
Жыл бұрын
You can also use the built in Windows Quick Assist.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Not to access a Linux system you can't. :)
@fotografm
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps you could make a video comparing the various remote desktop offerings eg. RustDesk, Microsoft, TeamViewer etc etc...
@tahersadeghi6773
Жыл бұрын
Jolly good videos. Thank you.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. :)
@clivewiddus3953
Жыл бұрын
A very interesting video, You may consider producing a video on XRDP on fedora to show a windows client accessing a Linux desktop. Happy Holidays.
@Narigopia
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, very useful and well explained as usual.
@ShadowzGSD
Жыл бұрын
🔔🎉🎅🎁🎄Squirrel
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Greetings, and a Merry Christmas!
@prateeksaraswat1
Жыл бұрын
🐿️
@NicolasChapadosGirard
Жыл бұрын
Squirrel? Where?
@NicolasChapadosGirard
Жыл бұрын
This video is all about sharing, very Christmas linked. Would it work with a virtual machine accessed from outside?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Potentially, yes. I've not tried it with a VM. But if it was running, this should be able to be set up with a VM.
@srtcsb
Жыл бұрын
I have a use case for this between an Android tablet and a Linux computer. However, I suspect this isn't allowed (yet) due in no small part to Android apps constantly reporting out behind the scenes, enabling a security risk not present on the other OS's. Thanks for another great video Chris.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Greetings Steve.
@Ollital
Жыл бұрын
Merry christmas Chris. Thanks for a year of interesting videos.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@GameBacardi
Жыл бұрын
I have thinking some kind this system, when I get build another old PC, to handle it with my main PC :D thanks
@patpliley5535
Жыл бұрын
thank you very good info and explained well
@alx8439
Жыл бұрын
Dunno. Google is already having all my emails, youtube watch history, search queries. Showing to it how I use my computer is giving up the very last privacy I have when it comes to computers
@aqmohra4
Жыл бұрын
Is this better than AnyDesk or Teamviewer?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
It is a free alternative, from a large, secure provider for which many will already have an account. :)
@123IGRACH
Жыл бұрын
Default Windows Remote Desktop will not work over NAT.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
From about 11:35 in the video, I compare Chrome Remote Desktop with Microsoft Remote Desktop, and state that the latter is only available for Windows. Several people in the comments here have questioned this, stating that they use it in Linux. So I want to clear up any confusion. The key thing is to distinguish remote access software from the communications protocol it may use. And in this context, Microsoft Remote Desktop is a piece of remote access software that uses a communications standard called the remote desktop protocol (or RDP). And the former software is most certainly only available for Windows. However, there are other remote access applications that use RDP, such as xrdp, which can be installed in Linux. So, as some have noted here, it is certainly possible to -- for example -- install and use the xrdp application in Linux, and to communicate with a Windows machine running the Microsoft Remote Desktop application, with communication facilitated by RDP. In this sense it is possible to use Microsoft Remote Desktop to access a Linux system -- but only by installing a complete different software application at the Linux end! End-to-end remote access from a Windows or a Linux system (or vice versa) is not possible using only the Microsoft Remote Desktop software, as no Linux version is available of this specific package. :)
@lesliedeana5142
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, sir! thanks for presenting yet another popularly unknown tool. One of these days, maybe a direct comparison between the various remote tools? (Teamviewer, Anydesk, etc..) Including pricing, chat features, unattended access, etc...)
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Leslie, and a good future video idea. Noted! :)
@tubaina2007
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers hey Chris, RustDesk is also worth mentioning Ina future video and it is open source! Merry Xmas!
@gonefilming2020
Жыл бұрын
Seasons greetings, Chris! 🙂 I have never been a Google fan, nor do I trust any sensitive data - without encryption - to Google services. After TeamViewer altered their licensing policy, I have implemented RustDesk for remote support and never looked back. I promote open source whenever possible and run Windows 10 & 11 only in a virtual environment if absolutely neccessary.
@bossu2005
Жыл бұрын
It's one thing to use google for email with them having every email sent or received but quite another to give them any possible way of infiltrating your computer and every computer on your private network. I use a hardware based IPSEC site-to-site VPN for accessing my home network when not home.
@Gary_UK
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Microsoft 'Quick Assist' is also worth a look :) Built in and free for W10/11, I've used it a lot since the pandemic.
@CDE.Hacker
Жыл бұрын
Great video and Happy Christmas. I have issues with trusting Google. It seems everyone wants to use Google to log in to various accounts and it gives Google a little too much power. I like it Old School with direct access like VNC.
@fotografm
Жыл бұрын
Wow - it really works. I am testing it with numerous virtual machines running various os's. It's almost scary that it works so well, even behind multiple firewalls. I wonder how I managed to miss this facility until I saw your announcement. Keep up the great video production ! And merry christmas too of course 🙂
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have been having run with experiments! :)
@IndellableHatesHandles
11 ай бұрын
You could even run VMs on the host machine, or remotely manage your network. Pretty incredible
@wilsont1010
6 ай бұрын
I think it will not work in reverse that is to access a mobile phone from the PC desktop or chromebook. Can you provide a tutorial on this and what are the available software that will work in this scenario?
@glitchy_weasel
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Since it's free then it may be a good replacement for other commercial solutions if you only have a small number of PCs you want to remotely access. Other alternatives may include rhe commercial AnyDesk, and the self-hosted RustDesk.
@technoWZ5598
Жыл бұрын
Great video Chris! This seems like a rather useful tool. I did not know that you could remotely access PC's on the web with this tool before now. I wish you a very Merry Christmas, & a Happy New Year! :)
@-mhayes86
Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to this at my current job as a means to remote into my work computer without having to lug it around whenever I commute in. It works well enough and has been quite convenient in that regard! Unless I missed it, a nice feature that I'd suggest that's not set by default is "Curtain Mode". At least with Windows, Google provides registry keys that can be added so the remote computer only displays the lock screen when remoting into it. It gives me some peace of mind not worrying about someone staring at my screen without my knowledge while working from home.
@gmansi
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting contribution
@AjinkyaMahajan
Жыл бұрын
Ohh no, a new tool for scammers about which people needs to be aware of. Merry Christmas Chris. Thanks for the wonderful video.
@krtirtho
Жыл бұрын
Wow, google allowing this kind of vulnerable access to user's OS is horrifying. I hope EU will show some concern about this kind of feature built into a Web Browser This is an alive example, how much google can intervene in your day-to-day computer usage. This kind of feature is more dangerous than useful
@Eternal_Tech
Жыл бұрын
Chrome Remote Desktop is not built into the Web browser. The extension has to be installed by the user.
@peterjansen4826
Жыл бұрын
The browser Chrome scares me sufficiently, I will stay away from their OS, too low a level to trust Google with it.
@user-sd7no5sj4l
Жыл бұрын
Happy holidays Chris. I have had a love hate relationship with remote access PC software for 25+ years. I suffered many years with PCAnywhere attempting to manage remote devices. I also used various proprietary RSA based remote access systems. When I found TeamViewer I thought finally I had the product that solved remote access for me. Over the years TeamViewer has changed, in my opinion for the worse and became unmanageable for me. I have tried Chrome Remote Desktop but I found it to be "quirky", requiring restarts and occasional reboots. We (Chrome Remote Desktop & I ) never became friends in the time we spent together. Recently I tried RustDesktop and it seems to perform well (like the old TeamViewer). You may want to give it a look, it is free and operates well with the OSs I have tried (various Linux & Windows).
@chrisleech1565
Жыл бұрын
I read your reply and am totally new to remote desktop. I have Win 7 Pro host to Win10 64 client. I would prefer to use the hardware, not into handholding too much. However the desktop which is nearly 10 yrs old has kind of blended with the table. Yes I have upgraded everything, But I really saw the need to access the screen of a workstation in my remote CNC shop on the property. Upon experiencing some poltergeists during the longer 12 hr jobs, I had to find a method to both monitor and restart without 5 minute walk. I used to have a wifi cam driven by Adobe Flash, but it is retired which then made e-waste of many metric tons of PZT WIFI cameras that were in use at the time, and the only alternative in the price range currently are Android based. I was certain this was done to further humiliate the veteran adobe users. So, per Chris' video, I set up Google remote in seconds I was looking at this laptop screen and also the webcam. So satisfying
@user-sd7no5sj4l
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisleech1565 Chris glad it works for you. If you decide to try anything else consider RustDesk for a test. Never throw out something that works for something new and untested. I have run RustDesk for a few weeks now and soon I may be able to recommend using it. For now I consider it a good prospect. A word of caution ... Win 7 is aging (no longer supported) and fewer applications are good with Win 7 as time goes on.
@gmansi
Жыл бұрын
@@user-sd7no5sj4l Do you have a link to a basic RustDesk tutorial?
@gmansi
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisleech1565 "I was certain this was done to further humiliate the veteran adobe users" 🤣🤣🤣
@dominick253
Жыл бұрын
I've been using remote desktop for years. Works great 👍. So handy if you're away from home but want to download a game so it's ready when you get home
@jub8891
Жыл бұрын
kind of scary how much low level access web browsers have these days..
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed.
@oneeyedphotographer
Жыл бұрын
I have, in the distant past when XP was still supported, used a couple of Linux RDP clients to access Windows. I think TigerVNC and TightVNC are also available for Windows, and allow one to go either way. My preferred security is via a VPN, perhaps using OpenVPN.
@Graham_Rule
Жыл бұрын
I've not had any cold callers from "Computer Support" ask me to allow them to control my computer this way. I wonder why not. They've usually tried to get me to run TeamViewer but as an easily confused elderly gentleman it can take up 20 minutes of their time while I try to do this. They are then quite upset when they realise I'm using a chromebook and have been known to use some *very* naught words. :D I'll have to work out a better way to string them along if they call back.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
I like your style Graham. They aren't happy when you say you're running Linux either . . . :) Or Free BSD.
@ewm5487
Жыл бұрын
Another very useful video and I wasn't aware of that option. Since I don't trust Google too much, I recommend Wireguard to bring devices permanently together. That way I connected my two locations over 2 SBCs 24/7. Maybe something for another video?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I am bewildered by the lack of trust here in one of the largest and most secure companies in the world. This video mainly focused on CRD "Remote Support" as a means of supporting others remotely, and for that I think remains a good solution.
@ewm5487
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers ☺️ Agree!
@steveshute8359
Жыл бұрын
Excellecent video but I would have liked to see more comparisons with other popular options like RealVNC, TeamViewer and TightVNC, perhaps that's a topic for another video? I used to use TeamViewer to remotely support my Dad but they didn't like me doing that, blocked me and ignored my emails! I think I'll stick to TightVNC as these days I only need local network remote access so see no reason to further empower Google. TightVNC is free, simple and allows Window to Linux but pleasingly not Apple's iOS.
@hollowaykeanho
Жыл бұрын
Wait a second, I thought this product was killed back in 2016 (under Google Chrome App)? It's interesting that it is still around. Thanks for the rediscovery.
@chrisleech1565
Жыл бұрын
Since the demise of Adobe Flash I have yearned for a means of remote camera monitoring, But It took your video to shake the dust out. Due to a DNA born natural resistance to good sense, I figured that I would look for a $30 webcam to replace the PTZ 2.4ghz wifi cam that aa thing in 2010 maybe, a camera that utilized Adobe Flash. Now retired for some insanity!!. Along with it, some 10's of metric tonnage of instantly obsolete electronic and ABS,...arrrrgh,... so anyway, I need to babysit some hardware that runs 12 hr jobs. I wanted the option to monitor web cam feed to spot problems in real time, and option to reset the job without a 4 min walk on a bet! I propose the hardest part will be dealing with the wifi-over-powerline arrangement I employ for connectivity in the CNC shack
@bfapple
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to Chris and to all viewers. Does anybody here have experience of using Raspberry Pi as a VDI client? I’m currently running Thinlinx OS on a Pi400 to remote into my work machine.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@raimogeel9497
Жыл бұрын
Great option. Also free and available on various platforms is rustdesk and to be more secure you can even setup your own server. Maybe for a future video
@gonefilming2020
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Sorry, I do not trust Google as a browser and certainly not for remote access. There are better mouse traps.
@NewRaven2
Жыл бұрын
It would be more useful if it wouldn't have needed an extra download. At this point, I barely see any advantages to any other remote desktop or virtual network computing software tools here. Many of them portable, without having a real, permanent account anywhere and often with much more configuration options to fit your needs. So while it may be more useful than Micrsofts Remote Desktop, because that one has quite a few restrictions (even if it works exceptional well if you can use it, performance-wise), there aren't any real benefits to AnyDesk, RealVNC, Teamviewer and all the other tools that are around that I could see in my short testing.
@IndellableHatesHandles
11 ай бұрын
High-end laptops are now basically obsolete unless you're gaming. Just setup a dedicated box in your basement with whatever specs you need and install this on it. Pretty incredible if you ask me
@terrydaktyllus1320
Жыл бұрын
The moment you say the word "Chrome" then you might as well substitute it with "Google Surveillance Device". Not for me.
@andybarnard4575
Жыл бұрын
#2 of your 2 reasons for not using MS remote desktop is only partly correct Linux mint can run xrdp and then be accessed from Windows using MS remote desktop. Works well.
@kevinshumaker3753
Жыл бұрын
2 comments: I would have considered CRD back when Google believed in their "Do No Evil", today, not so much. I use RDP (M$) on many systems, both Linux and Windows, in both directions. I still prefer one of the VNCs (Tight, Tiger, Real, etc...) for the vast majority of my systems, and have family install one if I need remote access to their system. TeamViewer works well, too. To each their own, I guess...
@graphosxp
Жыл бұрын
Chrome Remote Desktop allows me to troubleshoot a Teamviewer connection that is failing and vice versa! For real power I say have 3 different remote methods available to access your machines just in case!
@tonysheerness2427
Жыл бұрын
Very clever middle men controlling what you do. Unlike old fashion dial up.
@crnlbwlawson
Жыл бұрын
I use this often, especially for older clients. I just set up the client on their machine, and make them give me their google account password. 🤣 That way, I can just take over their machine when they have issues instead of the usual, "Now open a browser ..." "What's a browser?" conversation. Merry Christmas!!
@SMorrisRose
Жыл бұрын
This is confusing to me - isn't the point of the remote assistance mode to avoid having the requirement for the client to share credentials?
@crnlbwlawson
Жыл бұрын
@@SMorrisRose The clients I'm talking about are not "technosavvy" enough to tell you what a browser is... It's the type that I set the computer to always be on, never sleep, the icons are 300% size, and the only shortcut on the desktop says "Granny's Facebook" You couldn't walk them through starting a remote session if your life depended on it.
@PaulHosler
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Chris! May I share a fun idea? Demonstrate using remote Xserver logins, basically you can have smart terminals or very low resource computers login in remotely to another computer/server, everything on the terminal client is running from the main computer. It's a fun experiment and shows some of the more unique qualities available with Linux. Also, no OS is required to be running on the remote client if you have PXE boot set up. Mostly, it's just really cool when you get it working properly!
@PaulHosler
Жыл бұрын
also... this type of set up could be used in a school to make a small computer lab inexpensively, or even a small company that needs several people working at a computer terminal but can't or doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
@buddhafx5973
Жыл бұрын
But what if I don't use any boogle products (beside YT)? Any better trustable product?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
If you use KZitem, you have a Google account that will wort with CRD. There are other paid products -- others here speaking highly of AnyDesk. But personally I trust a large and highly regulated computing company like Google far more than the smaller alternatives.
@buddhafx5973
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers thanks Chris for your message. By not trusting, we had to read between the lines. I don't want to deviate from your computing oriented channel but there is a direct link. No gafam for me, they are *BAD* like in a motto once called _do no evil_ . It's up to Us to build the future by choosing other products and services to support to create new horizons. Sleep walking has to stop. Wishing all the very best.
@Alegzander1990
Жыл бұрын
TeamViewer's my go-to option for this kind of stuff. Available on Linux too btw.
@judsonleach5248
Жыл бұрын
Hey !! - "Thanks for posting on Christmas !!! - (Says the Lonely Old Nerd - Stuck in an OHIO Blizzard - With My Hound Dog !!! LOL) - You The Man, Sir !!!" :-) - Drive SAFE, Everyone !!!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, and stay safe.
@in_sympathy
Жыл бұрын
Too bad it won't let me control my Raspberry Pi or Jetson Nano 😢
@KameraShy
Жыл бұрын
This week a video popped up on my KZitem feed. CERN and Fermi Lab have announced that they are adopting and standardizing on Alma Linux. This distro, along with Rocky, was created in the angry community response to IBM/Red Hat announcing that the popular CentOS was going to become a development platform for RHEL. Alma can run on the Raspberry Pi. Maybe one to try out.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting information . . . I will dig into this.
@niero99
Жыл бұрын
I had a serious problem where installing Chrome Remote Desktop on Linux (Mint 21) external (usb) drives would not mount anymore. Solved by uninstalling Chrome Remote Desktop.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Oh dear. :(
@rv6amark
Жыл бұрын
I learn something new every day. I have been using VNC Server/Viewer for remote access for many years, and before that, Team Center. I use it to operate my computer when away from home, and I have a Pi4 that I use via VNC almost exclusively remotely. Good to know there is an alternative.
@SMorrisRose
Жыл бұрын
Would that there were a build of the ChromeRemoteDesktop server software for Raspberry Pi OS - if there is one, I haven't found it. I find that VNC doesn't perform very well, and there is also the need to punch a hole through the firewall.
@fotografm
Жыл бұрын
It seems that for an Ubuntu host, remote access is not an option. Only remote support is possible. Anyone found a way around this ?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
I have not experienced this, although I did have issues with remote access in Linux Mint as I mentioned in the video (which if of course Ubuntu based). I will investigate.
@quimblyjones9767
Жыл бұрын
Happy Easter everyone!!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
I've just seen the bunny in a festive hat.
@davidwt
Жыл бұрын
Over a LAN, MS Remote Desktop is much easier, even with Linux computers, using xrdp. I use it for remoting to my Raspberry Pi's.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
See my pinned comment. You can use RDP to communicate with a Linux machine. But Linux machines do not run Microsoft Remote Desktop -- it is a Windows-only application.
@tomas5376
Жыл бұрын
Good app, but I don’t trust Google anymore than I trust Windows! The reality is, there is very little actual security when someone can access your computer…otherwise known as hacking.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
What "reality"? I have no doubt that Google's infrastructure is secure. But as I say and put onscreen very clearly in the video, the Remote Access service here may be insecure for many people if they do not practice good cyber security, as many people do not.
@jls9225
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you Christopher, and have a good rest of your weekend. As Always, Be Smart and Stay Safe.
@kk0dj
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Chris! Do you by chance know if Google Remote Desktop is encrypted end to end?
@kk0dj
Жыл бұрын
Chris I compoleted a valiant effort to get this software to work on Windows 10/Linux/etc. and found it to be a bit cumbersome and not intuiitve at all... back to VNC for now. Thank you for your owrk on this though. I'm glad some found it do-able!
@roscoecoltrane6867
Жыл бұрын
What would you consider the pros and cons of Chrome Remote Desktop compared to TeamViewer (apart from the obvious one of price)?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Other than price, I opt for Chrome Remote Desktop as I am not a fan, both in security terms and pragmatically, of creating more online accounts than necessary. Why should I -- and others I may support -- choose to create a TeamViewer account, when I and everybody I may support already have a Google account? Google accounts also have more secure two-factor verification, as they support hardware security keys. And Google operate their Advanced Protection Program (which I am a member of -- it's free), which adds an extra layer of security. So for me, its all about the organization behind the service. TeamViewer is a large and credible IT business. But nowhere near as large as Google.
@WildkatPhoto
Жыл бұрын
Christmas Morning Remote EC!
@ArniesTech
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful Christmas gift, Chris 💪🙏
@quincy1048
Жыл бұрын
I have used remote access for years and love it...I like using it from my ipad which you did mention, even with limitations...I didn't know you could use the features with firefox. One thing that is frustrated me is my inablity to use it with my raspberry pi's. So Firefox might get me where I want to go there. Currently I just ssh or use vnc which puts me in a different interface...I like the way remote access lists the state of all avialable machines. You can look at that and know the state of your network, at a glance. I will even do this with my iphone which works.
@Uniblab8
Жыл бұрын
This is fairly new to me. Very enlightening. Marry "Chris"tmas!
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
:)
@johnm2012
Жыл бұрын
You mention Microsoft RDP, which _is_ available for viewing remote Linux desktops on a local Windows machine if you install xrdp. However, I prefer to use VNC as I tend to use a Mac as my local computer and VNC is what macOS uses natively when sharing screens. What protocol does Google use - one of these or is own?
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Google use their own protocol called Chromoting.
@johnm2012
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chris.
@ShadowzGSD
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas everyone, if like me you do not bother with it then i wish you well.
@judsonleach5248
Жыл бұрын
AGREED! - We are "Making the Best" - Out of Out 'Merican Chrismas Blizzard! -Watching Our FAVORITE Christmas Movies !!! - With our Raspberry Pi 4's - AND - BEN-Q Projector!! #RaspberryPi #BENQ "God Bless You! - Each and EVERY ONE !!!" - Tiny Tim ! (To Scrooge !!) :-) PS- The "ONLY Bad New" today -fellow nerds?? - out of Meds AND Spiked Egg Nog !!! LOL (Pharmacy is CLOSED today !!! (#TMI - Fellow Nerds?!? ??? LOL) - LOVY ALL ! - Mean it !!!) :-)
@iruatlocalhost
Жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. There is something I’m always curious about the boards you test which isn’t very explored. I’m always interested in knowing if those boards have encryption hardware extensions and how well they calculate certain algorithms even if the extensions are not there. So, could you add the “cryptsetup benchmark” command to your tests? It should be default on any popular Linux distribution. For example, the RockPro64 has encryption extensions. If you ran that command on a RP64 and a Raspberry Pi you will se a huge difference due to hardware acceleration because the Pi is using the CPU. Kinda like video extensions. Appreciate your content. Have a nice 2023.
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Very interestinng. But I very much doubt that Cryptsetup Benchmark is included by default in the minimal ARM distro images supplied for SBCs.
@energymarketchile
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but NO THANKS. I don't want Google to put their claws on my computers. I suggest all to consider Nomachine which is one of the best free remote connection software that I've tested so far... I use it from a laptop, tablet or Android phone and it is able to connect to any host, incluing ARM-based SOC computers like Raspberry, Radxa, Orange Pi, etc...
@DavidPirouet
Жыл бұрын
I I have an ASUS Chromebook it temporarily was able to become a Linux machine they took that capability away but now using this I may be able to get the Chromebook to understand Linux commands and be convertible if the book used as a Linux as it's connection it couldn't understand the installation packages but the Linux machine would be able to open up for it and then it can be converted that's my theory I'm going to do it right now 👍
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Hi David. An additional possibility may be to install a Linux VM on the Chromebook so that it can run Linux apps and a Linux terminal. I cover this in this video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/oqmNza5-bIGrjI4 -- it is for Chrome OS Flex, but should work just the same on any 64-bit Chromebook.
@DavidPirouet
Жыл бұрын
@@ExplainingComputers It has come to the end of it's ability to update. For a while it would have been possible to convert it to the Fedora Linux version I didn't enable it and then it updated out of being able to do it.
@AMDRADEONRUBY
Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas nice a new video on Christmas day! Have a nice one
@ExplainingComputers
Жыл бұрын
Merry Xmas! :)
@ypat90
Жыл бұрын
I know it's Sunday but it is also Christmas. You would be forgiven for delaying posting until after Boxing Day. In any case, thank you for this video and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in exactly one week!
@hankhulator5007
Жыл бұрын
Hi, this could be interesting, although Teamviewer also exist for all OS, but the main problem is… it's google - on a scale from 0 to 10, my confidence in this evil company is -100, so never ever. Some would surely say that Teamviewer use the same pattern, which is true , but it is a very much smaller company, so one bad word on them and they're definitely out of business when google doesn't care (at this time…)
@ray73864
Жыл бұрын
The "cons" of Microsoft Remote Desktop need a re-looking at :) Windows since the days of WinXP has come with "Microsoft Remote Support Assistance", which works almost exactly the same as Chrome Remote Access, a person having issues fires up the remote support assistant, and allows someone with the Microsoft Remote Desktop client to remotely connect to them. You can also set things up so that Microsoft Remote Desktop client can connect to a linux/osx box, I've done it before :) You can also use things like XRDP to connect from a linux box to a windows box via the RDP. Still, it was an interesting video seeing this CRD. A better and much more secure way of accessing your own personal desktops while out and about though would definitely be a VPN using something like Wireguard Easy.
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