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Upcoming Feature Preview: Remote Printing

Upcoming Feature Preview: Remote Printing

The ability to print a remote document on the local printer has long been asked for. Today we’re happy to announce that this feature has already been implemented and will be available in the next minor update - version 5.4. This post is a sneak peek into how remote printing works in Remote Utilities.

by Conrad Sallian, Sep 13, 2012

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A Mediated Connection vs. NAT Traversal Techniques and Hole Punching

A Mediated Connection vs. NAT Traversal Techniques and Hole Punching

When it comes to accessing a remote desktop over the Internet, there are basically two options: a direct IP to IP connection or a mediated connection. In recent years it has been an increasing trend among major remote desktop software vendors to provide the latter connection type. For a customer it is much easier to use a simple number (an ID) for connecting rather than configuring a router and grappling with port forwarding.

by Conrad Sallian, Sep 3, 2012

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