0

I use anydesk on my Linux behind my ISP router and my Dad PC also using anydesk on Linux behind his ISP router.

I'd like to use an opensource software to gain remote access to the Linux graphical session that does not need complicated network setting (especially on the remote side) like anydesk.

EDIT0: I want to know how Anydesk works so I can find a software that can traverse NAT routers without the need for "touching" the remote side ISP's router settings.

Do you know an opensource software that can do that ?

Improve this question
11
  • Do your routers support VPN? If so, that's a solution Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 19:39
  • It seems you have excluded all the options. Without PAT/NAT or VPN you're not going to get anywhere Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 21:11
  • 1
    I’m voting to close this question because it's not possible to answer it Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 21:11
  • @roaima Maybe Anydesk uses VPN because I just found an option that was already checked Create VPN tunnels. Anydesk might be using a VPN tunnel to traverse NAT routers. I just removed the VPN restriction in the title of my question. I guess my router supports VPN because Anydesk works. Commented Aug 17, 2022 at 21:28
  • 1
    Each endpoint establishes a connection outbound through the local router to a "well known" server managed by Anydesk and is registered there. Each endpoint has a unique identifier. When two endpoints try to connect to each other the connection is initially established through the Anydesk server. It probably tries to help the two endpoints talk directly to each other, with each one attempting to initiate an outbound connection to the other. This can sometimes fool routers enough for the connection to establish directly and the Anydesk server can remain just as a controller Commented Aug 18, 2022 at 21:22

0

Reset to default

You must log in to answer this question.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.