Remotely Control a PC with a Palm with Win-Hand

Posted By: Ed on Thursday, November 29, 2001 10:10:27 AM

Win-Hand is application that allows users to remotely control a PC from a handheld over the Internet. An image of the display from the remote computer is highly compressed and transferred to the handheld. On-screen keyboards allow for easy text entry and for entering key combinations, like Ctrl-Alt-Del. The developer claims Win-Hand is significantly faster than PalmVNC. A free demo is available now and the final version will be available December 3. Pricing has not yet been set.

Win-Hand works over almost any type of modem where a TCP/IP connection is made. Unfortunately, this requirement excludes the Palm VII series. However, most other wireless modems work fine and the application can also be run through the cradle with Mocha PPP.

The application requires a new password for each session for increased security.

It works on PCs running Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT. No Macintosh client is available.

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Your just now reporting this!!!!

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 11:22:01 AM #

I have been testing this software for about two weeks.....It seems to work for the most part but I did experience lockups once in a while. I would like to see how the full version runs....

Kick Arse

Coyote67 @ 11/29/2001 11:22:01 AM #

Let me be the first to say this is really great. I've been rather unhappy with PalmVNC and will most definatly buy this baby as soon as my sprintpcs visorphone comes in. This is great in work enviroments too with a wifi module or the ethernet datacradles. Programs like these should be bundled with the wifi modules.

Imagine setting up a mp3/movie server at home in your living room with wifi and using this prog to turn your palm/visor/handera/whatever into a remote. Can't wait for it to come on sale.

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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon...you just have to outrun the halfling.

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 11:36:07 AM #

Or, you could use a remote.

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 12:17:15 PM #

And save a lot of moneu!

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 12:51:04 PM #

> Or, you could use a remote.

Please send me a link to a remote that I can use for the DVD player in my PC. I can output the image to my TV but how do I start, stop, FF, etc from the couch? You shouldn't be so quick to send off a smart-ass reply until you've thought it through.

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 2:26:40 PM #

I'm not THE original Smart-ass but I am Smart-ass Jr.! I just wanted to post this link to show you there are products out there that will do it...

http://www.americas.creative.com/products/product.asp?Product=70&MainCategory=10

Sincerely,
Smart-ass Jr.

RE: Kick Arse

Coyote67 @ 11/29/2001 2:54:12 PM #

You could do it like that, which doesn't work with all the software on your pc, and requires that the PC tower be showing. Maybe its me, but if I'm setting up a PC based entertainment system, I'd like it to look good, so I'd hide the PC away somewhere in the back. A system that lets you use wifi can let you control anything on a pc. Use your machine to go browser the web, or use the silkscreen keyboard to irc. A normal remote that is limited to its programming can't compare to a remote administration.

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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon...you just have to outrun the halfling.

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 3:05:29 PM #

Stuff to control your computer's DVD player, plus you can have your computer in a different room:
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk53a.htm
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk57a.htm

There are other IR remotes you can get for your PC as well to control DVD play.

RE: Kick Arse

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 6:33:41 PM #

You should also be able to this with the Pebbles PC project with the components there, say Remote Commander, or the Shortcuts tool. It's network enabled you can take your pick of connectivity options other than straight rs-232. I just find this win-hand app an little unappealing visually, and will continue to use PalmVNC (Handera-ized) via 802.11b.

RE: Kick Arse

MacPrince @ 11/29/2001 10:08:55 PM #

>>Please send me a link to a remote that I can use for the DVD player in my PC. I can output the image to my TV but how do I start, stop, FF, etc from the couch? You shouldn't be so quick to send off a smart-ass reply until you've thought it through.

http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/remote/

m50x

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 11:54:48 AM #

Does anyone know how to get this to work on the m series?

RE: m50x

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 1:50:11 PM #

I tried at work with my 505 and a Clarinet IR, it works perfectly, it should work with a modem wired or wireless too, although I haven´t tried it yet.

Cant get it to work.

jmlg @ 11/29/2001 2:22:36 PM #

Is there anyone out there that would like to help me in setting this program up? Im almost positive I have it configured correctly, I just have a feeling that my ISP wont let me do things like this. BTW I have Cox@Home cable service.

Thanks
jmlg

jmlg
(trying to think of a clever signature line)

RE: Cant get it to work.

jimrker @ 11/29/2001 4:39:21 PM #

I'm in the same boat. I have ATT broadband, WIN 2000, PalmVx Minstrel. No luck. Any suggestions?

Jim Kershaw

RE: Cant get it to work.

TDS @ 11/29/2001 10:19:21 PM #

Cox@home is VERY restrictive. They close a ton of ports so people cannot do things like host web pages, ftp sites, etc... Maybe if you could Telnet into your broadband modem you could open up these ports. I have Sprint Broadband here in Tucson, and it uses a Cable modem, but they have locked out the telnet ports on it. I am not sure if they do the same thing for your modem.

1. Find out which port TCP/UDP etc... that this software uses.
2. Telnet into your Broadband modem, if possible.
3. find out which filtering commands will allow you to allow/disallow certain traffic.
4. Open up the appropriate ports.
5. Hope that Cox does not catch on, as they will get grumpy.

RE: Cant get it to work.

jmlg @ 11/29/2001 10:35:50 PM #

TDS...

I have no idea what you just said :o)

If you would be so kind, contact me at jmlg1@aol.com or IM me at jmlg1

Thanks,

jmlg
(trying to think of a clever signature line)

RE: Cant get it to work.

I.M. Anonymous @ 12/1/2001 3:56:29 PM #

Just change the port. I have road runner and I run a web server, a telnet server, a SQL server, a mail server, VNC server, etc... All on non standard ports, have for months. The moral is place your server apps on a different port ;)

How clear the screen is?

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/29/2001 8:21:07 PM #

Hi all,

I just want to know how easy is to read the screen sent from the home computer? Is the quality good on a standard Vx screen? Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks.

RE: How clear the screen is?

I.M. Anonymous @ 11/30/2001 9:14:54 AM #

The sceen really SUX !!! These pictures ARE NOT FROM REAL DEVICES:

http://www.win-hand.com/help/client/index.htm

They are fakes.

I've tested WinHand, it's nice, fast ('cos B&W) and I love usefull mapped icons FIND and CALC.

But it has very smudged fonts which can't be readable even if you will ZOOM IN.

For now VNC still WIN !

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