Remote desktop software for heavy work?

[philippelamoureux]

Hi guys! I'm looking for a solution to my workflow problem. I need to carry a pc from home to work pretty much everyday. I had an alienware x51 for that but it died. I now only have a Workstation at home. Instead of buying a 2nd pc or a laptop I was wondering if there are any good remote desktop software that could be viable for ''heavy'' 3d work.

 

 

It would be for 3ds max and unreal engine 4 mostly. I have a good internet connection on both sides. I have a 25mbps internet @ home and a 90+ mbps internet at work.

 

 

Do any of you guys have experience with that?

Edited March 15, 2015 by philippelamoureux

[numerobis]

I have a 25mbps internet @ home and a 90+ mbps internet at work.

Normally the upstream should be the limiting factor - unless you have a symmetric connection.

 

I use Windows Remote Desktop for LAN connections with my nodes and servers and TeamViewer over the I-net.

Recently i found AnyDesk http://anydesk.com/remote-desktop but i didn't try it until now. But from this comparison (their own) it should be more than twice as fast any even more on latency http://anydesk.com/benchmark/anydesk-benchmark.pdf

Edited March 18, 2015 by numerobis

[philippelamoureux]

I had the opportunity to test Anydesk yesterday. Wasn't that bad. 3ds max was pretty fluid but Unreal engine was laggy. I might try more software before deciding if it's a viable solution. It's very good for browsing and light tasks tho and dead simple to set up and use!

[peterlatrofa]

Team Viewer seems to work pretty good for that.

[Stephen Thomas]

I use Teamviewer from time to time to check on and send renders, but find the lag too much of a hassle for actual work. Could just be our slow connection in the office though. Give it a try though.

[Ernest Burden III]

I use GoToMyPC, it works nicely. You pay for a single machine, meaning it's not both ways between my laptop and my workstation. The laptop can connect to the PC, but not the other way around. They will sell me additional connections, of course. The speed is pretty good. Mostly I use it for uploading files to render and then grabbing the results later, also to retrieve files I realize I need but are only on my studio machine. I work at a client's office a lot.

[Mario De Achadinha]

Teamviewer

 

 

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[Juliet Bell]

You can have a look at on premise R-HUB remote support servers. It makes use of optimum bandwidth, hence provides better remote access speed. Plus works on all platforms viz Windows, MAC, Android, iOS etc. 

[Curtis Walker]

I have used Anydesk in the studio for a few years now, it works fine for most tasks including 3ds max as long as internet is stable both ways and is quite a bit cheaper than teamviewer . Before that we used teamviewer, personally found that a big more laggy for working. There is always going to be a slight compromise with any internet solutions, and if you need to render while using it you can run in to even more lag obviously. I wouldn't like to work consistently in unreal though, just due to the inherent FPS issues you are likely to get, would need very good up and down speeds to make that smooth in my opinion, with very smooth latency.

[piotrus3333]

teamviewer

[Betty Garbut]

I use Fieldwork software to work remotely, but I work in the field service. More precisely in a pest control company. We can use information stored in the cloud from any location. For office work I can advise you a Teamviewer, I have never heard of other programs.

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[albert b]

Team Viewer is ok but Parsec wins hands down. With a good internet connection there is virtually no discernible difference, no lag. and it's free for single user

[Kevin Häfeli]

why not using a cloud desktop? Renderro has some attractive offers: https://renderro.com/