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Splashtop worth the money? YES!

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A quick question on Splashtop, will it work over your home network without going over the net like TeamViewer and LogMeIn Pro do?
I'm looking for a solution for home that has a good auto refresh and doesn't engage your internet connection. VNC isn't up to the job as you need to manually refresh the screen - server side updates do not refresh automatically.

Yes, over your home network it is VERY fast and easy to setup!
 

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Have it running on both osx and win7 boxes, but find it easier just to use zumocast on them to find docs, pics and stream videos. Lazy I guess :) but it's still great value for money.
+1 on Zumocast. That app is amazing. It seems to play whatever I throw at it.

Since I can play just about all media that is on my PCs via Zumocast on my iPad--and iPhone--mainly use Splashtop for anything that needs flash and a few flash games. I am amazed it is so quick--fasted remote app out there for graphics and audio.

Definitely worth the $2!




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A quick question on Splashtop, will it work over your home network without going over the net like TeamViewer and LogMeIn Pro do?
I'm looking for a solution for home that has a good auto refresh and doesn't engage your internet connection. VNC isn't up to the job as you need to manually refresh the screen - server side updates do not refresh automatically.

It works at home and remote. It auto discovers local servers too.


Thanks, sounds perfect.
 

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A quick question on Splashtop, will it work over your home network without going over the net like TeamViewer and LogMeIn Pro do?
I'm looking for a solution for home that has a good auto refresh and doesn't engage your internet connection. VNC isn't up to the job as you need to manually refresh the screen - server side updates do not refresh automatically.

Yes, over your home network it is VERY fast and easy to setup!


Thanks.
 

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So I installed Splashtop on my PC (Vista) and on my iPad, but it says it "Could not reach (my IP address)". Windows firewall appears to be setup OK, but do I have to open that port on my router?
 
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Have you left the splash top remote on your PC running? Does it have an ip selected? You may need to open the 3 ports it uses if you have a picky router. But it should have found it all by itself.
 

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I've installed the lite version of Splashtop to trial it and I am impressed - it works well. I have one question, if I let it time out during the trial 5 mins then it disconnects and returns my desktop to it's normal resolution.
If I exit the application on my iPad instead before the 5 mins is up, it leaves the desktop as it is i.e. reduced to 1024x768 resolution.
Does the full version have a disconnect option?
 
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I've installed the lite version of Splashtop to trial it and I am impressed - it works well. I have one question, if I let it time out during the trial 5 mins then it disconnects and returns my desktop to it's normal resolution.
If I exit the application on my iPad instead before the 5 mins is up, it leaves the desktop as it is i.e. reduced to 1024x768 resolution.
Does the full version have a disconnect option?

Yes, when you leave the app the PC returns to normal.
 

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Have you left the splash top remote on your PC running? Does it have an ip selected? You may need to open the 3 ports it uses if you have a picky router. But it should have found it all by itself.
Yes, it is running on the PC. I have used other RDP program/app combinations like TeamViewer and RemotePC Host with no issues, but this might need a little tweaking... when I get a round tuit.
 

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I've installed the lite version of Splashtop to trial it and I am impressed - it works well. I have one question, if I let it time out during the trial 5 mins then it disconnects and returns my desktop to it's normal resolution.
If I exit the application on my iPad instead before the 5 mins is up, it leaves the desktop as it is i.e. reduced to 1024x768 resolution.
Does the full version have a disconnect option?

Yes, when you leave the app the PC returns to normal.


Hmm, that's my point - it didn't for me. Perhaps it is just the lite version that does this?
 

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So I installed Splashtop on my PC (Vista) and on my iPad, but it says it "Could not reach (my IP address)". Windows firewall appears to be setup OK, but do I have to open that port on my router?

Remember when you port forward to forward 6783-6785

it takes 3 ports to login.
 

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Like the way it reminds you of the gestures to emulate the mouse on loading. Nice thing is they are well chosen to copy many of the trackpad gestures.
 

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If I exit the application on my iPad instead before the 5 mins is up, it leaves the desktop as it is i.e. reduced to 1024x768 resolution.
Does the full version have a disconnect option?

There is no "Disconnect" I have found, but I have logged quite a few hours of use and I have not seen the desktop get left at 1025x768, it reverts back to the native resolution.

I have found that it does not work with Windows Medicenter. However, I am not surprised, as I have yet to find any RDP that will work with MediaCenter.
 

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If I exit the application on my iPad instead before the 5 mins is up, it leaves the desktop as it is i.e. reduced to 1024x768 resolution.
Does the full version have a disconnect option?

There is no "Disconnect" I have found, but I have logged quite a few hours of use and I have not seen the desktop get left at 1025x768, it reverts back to the native resolution.

I have found that it does not work with Windows Medicenter. However, I am not surprised, as I have yet to find any RDP that will work with MediaCenter.


Thanks. It may just be an issue with the trial - if I let the 5 min time limit run out then the app would shut down and the desktop would return to it's original state. If I closed the trial app before the 5 min time limit was up then the desktop would stay at it's reduced state i.e. 1024x768 until I did a reboot.
I'm pretty sure I will be purchasing this though as it does work very well for my needs and I also like the fact you can easily disable the server when not required.
 

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