EddScott

Does anyone use LogMeIn?

We've recently had a nightmare with our router in work and during sorting it out I reset the router. Unfortunately I can't re-establish the connection to some of our offices. Flaming annoying as nothing has been changed with them and yet only 2 connections have worked.

If I install LogMeIn can I access the router setting from a browser on a remote computer?

Neanderthal

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The router that the remote pc is connected to?
Yes, can't see why not.

Markus

I have logmein (free version) on most of "my" machines, both Windows (was various versions) and OS X. On the OS X machines I also have screen sharing enabled as well, so I'll use that, or ARD (Apple Remote Desktop) depending on where I am.

I have had problems with ScreenSharing where it's been unable to remote into a machine, but LogMeIn has been fine, and it allowed me to get in, toggle the screensharing option off and back on which fixed the issue (think it's due to one machine having had a newer version of ARD / screen sharing that the other).

It also helps me remotely troubleshoot my parent's laptop, so it's very handy.

As for the question you ask. I'm guessing you'd run a browser on the remote machine, whack in the IP of the router to gain access to it's web interface and fiddle around with things, correct? If so, then yes, LogMeIn should, provided it's installed, allow you to remote in to the computer, fire up the browser and access the web interface. I've certainly done that same thing to my home setup when I've not been able to directly access the routers web interface.

As it's free, it's worth installing it (note: it'll probably install a free trial of the Pro version, but you can go in and change the subscription to the free one) just to give it a shot.

The only problem I've personally seen that LogMeIn caused was trying to install / upgrade Bootcamp drivers on a 17" iMac that I had booted into XP for my Wife to use. I had to disable the LogMeIn Drivers. It seems that LogMeIn installs a secondary video adapter driver and that upsets the bootcamp installer. Apart from that, it's been pretty good.

brendy76

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80 machines or so for me and works well.

Springs

iTrader: (4)

log me in or Teamviewer are both free and give unattended sessions.

As long as the computer you want to connect to is on and connected to the internet you will be able to access it.

EddScott

Excellent thanks guys.

Markus - exactly as you say, I want to be able to fire up the local machines browser and access the local router through its IP address.

Galifrey

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Think you will need to enable VPN on your work router again.

hodgy0_2

the beauty of Logmein is that it only requires the client to have outbound internet access on port 443

very few, if any, routers/firewalls will block outbound connections on port 443

NAF

Big thumbs up for Logmein here

Its great