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Ultra VNC Review
- Ultra VNC is a completely free application, but does request that you make a donation if you find it useful.
- Completely free remote access tool
- Access a remote PC as if you were sitting in front of it
- Easily transfer files between computers
- Support for multiple monitors
- Access the remote PC through any web browser supporting Java
- Integrates with Windows authentication mechanisms
- Optional encryption plugin
- SingleClick connection add on
- Integrated chat feature
- Remote user can just visit a web page to request support and connect
- Works around firewall and router set ups
- Software is completely free!
- Windows based PCs only can run the host, but a remote PC can be accessed through any web browser
Ultra VNC is a completely free remote access tool which doesn't provide all the extra bells and whistles a paid for application might, but does provide a solid basic service. It is a community developed application and so is constantly being updated and revised to include new features and enhance its performance. Most people will probably be better off spending a few dollars on a commercial application, but if you just want to try out remote access then Ultra VNC could be for you.
As far as the free remote access tools go, Ultra VNC is one of the better ones. Clearly the community put a lot of work into developing the application and this has resulted in a reasonably reliable and well performing piece of software. Essentially it allows you to access a remote PC as if you were sitting in front of it and access all of its files and applications. There aren't many other features apart from the very handy integrated chat window that allows you to type messages to anyone who is actually sitting in front of the remote computer.
To gain access to the remote PC, the host application must be installed on the target machine. From another computer you can then use either the desktop client or a java-enabled web browser to access the remote one. The connection relies on knowing the IP address of the target system so if it is behind a router or uses a dynamic IP address connecting is slightly more tricky. However, Ultra VNC does provide a solution in the form of a small application that someone can run on the target computer which makes an outgoing connection to get around the firewall and router problem. The client can then use this connection to gain access to the remote PC.
Ultra VNC provides a few different choices of authentication mechanisms in its software. One is a basic username and password system, while the other two involve integrating with the Windows authentication mechanisms. No encryption on communications between computers is provided directly from the application, but extra plug-ins have been developed by different teams which should provide this protection. This makes the application reasonably secure, but not as reliable as some of the paid for services.
Ultra VNC is a useful and well supported application if you know a bit about computers and are willing to spend a little bit of time setting it up. Novice users however, would probably be better spending a few dollars per month on one of the services in our top ten which help take the hassle out of setting up a connection. That said, Ultra VNC is definitely one of the better free remote access tools around at the moment.
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