TightVNC is a remote control software application derived from the popular VNC software.
With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.
TightVNC is:
· useful in administration, tech support, education, and for many other purposes
· cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, with Java client included
· compatible with standard VNC software, conforming to RFB protocol specification
With TightVNC, you can:
· cut your expenses and save your time on traveling
· help your friends and family to solve problems with their computers remotely
· make sure nothing wrong is happening on your computers when you are away
Here are some key features of "TightVNC":
· File transfers in versions for Windows. You can updload files from your local machine to the TightVNC Server, and download files from the server to your computer.
· Support for video mirror driver (Windows 2000 and above). TightVNC Server can use DFMirage mirror driver to detect screen updates and grab pixel data in a very efficient way, saving processor cycles for other applications.
· Scaling of the remote desktop (viewer for Windows and Java viewer). You can view the remote desktop in whole on a screen of smaller size, or you can zoom in the picture to see the remote screen in more details.
· Efficient "Tight" encoding with optional JPEG compression. New Tight encoding is optimized for slow and medium-speed connections and thus generates much less traffic as compared to traditional VNC encodings. Unlike other encodings, Tight encoding is configurable via compression levels and JPEG image quality setting.
· Enhanced Web browser access. TightVNC includes a greatly improved Java viewer with full support for Tight encoding, 24-bit color mode, and more. The Java viewer applet can be accessed via built-in HTTP server like in the standard VNC.
· Support for two passwords, full-control and read-only. The server allows or disallows remote keyboard and mouse events depending on which password was used for authentication.
· Automatic SSH tunneling on Unix. The Unix version of TightVNC Viewer can tunnel connections via SSH automatically using local SSH/OpenSSH client installation.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Server for Windows: Fixed a potential security problem which could allow a logged in user to gain elevated privilegies in file transfers. This problem affected Windows 2000 systems only.
· Server for Windows: CPU use was significantly reduced in idle periods when there are no users connected.
· Server for Windows: Fixed a problem which resulted in wrong color rendering in "big-endian" viewers (e.g. PowerPC-based Mac viewers).
· Server for Windows: Fixed rendering of semi-transparent mouse cursors. Previously, big black boxes could be seen instead of such cursors.
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