Remote access software - to what end have you used it?

Usefulness of remote access software

[techman5000]

Hi everyone,

I've been looking at a few of the remote access programs that are out there, mostly things made by citrix and logmein. I was wondering what programs you guys might use and for what purposes, exactly. I've been looking into it reach by logmein as it lets you monitor the stats on multiple systems at once, and have it alert me for a variety of different reasons by email; both features that would help me run my business better, I would expect. What opinions do you guys have?

[celgins]

Don't know if you've looked at Symantec's PCAnywhere, but I used to use it often to connect to remote servers for adminstration tasks.

Citrix also has a good application for remote administration, but it all depends on what you're trying to do.

[LifeinAsia]

Ditto PCAnywhere. And the old standby, Terminal Services, for general server administration and logging into my work PC remotely.

Again, it all depends on what you want to do.