I wanted to meet a friend of mine and have a small LAN party with him. Since I have a PC and can hardly take it with me, I found out about Team viewer. If I access my PC from my buddy with a laptop, would I have to agree to something on my PC or something? And if that works, can the laptop always connect to my PC, even if the connection breaks down? If so how do I have to set this.
lg and thanks in advance
Install the host on the PC and activate easy access.
You then run the viewer on the PC laptop and then connect to the host.
If there's no connection, then no connection. Teamviewer requires a permanent internet connection and access to the Teamviewer server.
Teamviewer is a maintenance program. This allows one person to access the other person's PC, move their mouse, etc.
What you are looking for so that you can have a "Lan Party" over a few kilometers is Hamachi. It can be used to simulate a "local network" over the internet. On the other hand: for what? If you want to play something, do the games usually have a multiplayer mode via the Internet?
One needs the server, one the client - then you can connect.
However, the connection is not comparable to a LAN or Internet connection. Much slower, high ping and high latency.
If you want to create a network over the Internet, TeamViewer is completely the wrong program. There are e.g. Hamashi.
And what if the internet connection breaks off from the laptop? Can you then simply connect again or is this not possible?
Possibly yes.
Fixed password and off you go.
Would go the same way via remote desktop etc. However, under certain circumstances you will have quite latencies that can ruin gaming fun.
So, do it old school and carry your tower + screen and peripherals with you.
Basically, TeamViewer can be set up so that so-called "unattended access" can be made possible.
For this you have to click on "Tools" in the TeamViewer window, then on "Options" and then on the "Security" tab. There you can set a password, which can always be used to connect to the PC.
Even better is the possibility to create a TeamViewer account and to link both devices (laptop and PC) with it. You can also do this in the "Security" tab under "Allow easy access" or in the main window on the left under "Register".
One major limitation is that the private use of TeamViewer is license-free and can therefore always interrupt the connection. I have often experienced that the remote control is canceled after 3-5 minutes and a window appears with a message saying that the free version is of limited use and that you should buy a license.
Often you have to wait 10 minutes before you can reconnect. For me personally this is an absurdity and therefore I use other programs for such purposes.
So I recommend AnyDesk, or (my favorite) "Remote Utilities". It's all free, royalty-free and, in my opinion, a bit better in terms of performance.
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But it is not advisable to use TeamViewer or another remote maintenance tool to play properly on the PC at home from a distance. TeamViewer is not designed for that and it really won't look nice.
Teamviewer notices this and waits until the connection is re-established. There's also a message.
And what exactly does Hamashi do? Does it have the same functions as Team Viewer?
And what exactly does Hamachi do? Would it work the same way as if I were using team viewer?
Does Remote Utilities have the same options as Team viewer?
Teamviewer is maintenance software. This means that you can access another PC and work there or correct errors. Hamachi simulates a "local network" - so as if your PCs are next to each other. This allows you to play older PC games together over the Internet.
As already written, you can use it to build a network between computers over the Internet. Then you can play in the LAN even though you are not together.
In terms of functionality, yes. But there are restrictions, for example in live support or session handling. Such functions are more useful for large companies with many end devices.
The bottom line would be that Remote Utilities offers the same as TeamViewer. Not only the screen transfer, but also remote file transfer, emulation of a mouse, keyboard, special characters and so on. For me personally as a "casual user" it is the clear favorite.
In addition, I find the handling in the app very intuitive, while TeamViewer often creates lag, or the screen just freezes, etc.
I have often experienced that the remote control is canceled after 3-5 minutes and a window appears with a message saying that the free version is of limited use and that you should buy a license.
Often you have to wait 10 minutes before you can reconnect. For me personally this is an absurdity and therefore I use other programs for such purposes.
But it is not due to Teamviewer or a restriction… I use it myself for remote maintenance with family and friends… There can be sessions well over 30 minutes with free private use without termination and a direct connection is also possible again (e.g. After restarting the computer) … So you have to do something else…
Joa, they always write that "commercial use" has been detected. Although that's not true at all, since I only linked it to my own PC at home, my laptop and my cell phone.
It doesn't always happen; sometimes I can stay connected for over 30 minutes, but sometimes - every now and then - I get kicked out with the message that I should buy a license, please…
From then on I can no longer access my devices for a certain time.
Maybe it's because I'm using a beta version of TeamViewer. But back then I had it in between when I was still using the older version.
With TeamViewer 13 there were never such problems, but only from 14 and with the beta.
Then you probably use it too regularly… For me it is maybe 3-5 times a year… Otherwise look for alternatives. AnyDesk e.g. Privately also "for free"
I used it 1-3 times a week. AnyDesk is great, I recommended that in my answer. However, I find "Remote Utilities" even better. You can't beat that in my eyes.
TeamViewer is only used so much and often because it is the market leader and by far the best known.
AnyDesk is great, I recommended that in my answer.
Ups. Read the part smoothly ^^ …
