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Why do some remote desktops services not require that you setup port forwarding?

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Mar 15, 2026741 views
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I use a mixture of linux and windows machines at my office. I've got logmein running on my windows machines, and VNC setup on the linux ones. The linux logmein browser plugin works great. However, I'm confused as to why there are no services like logmein or gotomypc for linux where you just install…

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Apps like TeamViewer are [Client--Server--Client]: they depend on using a server external to both parties' local networks. Each end is a client and initiates its own connection to the external server. Firewalls and NAT routers generally pass outgoin…

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