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#Logmein hamachi. Pc

(The 3G connection in my house is particularly bad, as is all cell reception: I only got about 5-7 Kbps during the transfer, according to the Virgin Mobile utility.)īut here's the thing: Unlike LogMeIn Pro, Hamachi is free, and it does work. So I'll use both next week on a trip to Las Vegas and see how they fare on faster, Wi-Fi-based connections.

Now, this doesn't mean Hamachi isn't useful, indeed, I'm not even sure this single, simple test is particularly meaningful. The results are telling: The File Manager transfer was approximately three times faster, 16 minutes vs. Then I disabled Hamachi and used LogMeIn Pro's web-based File Manager to do the same. Then I connected my laptop to the Internet using a 3G modem and disconnected Wi-Fi and used Hamachi to connect to the home server and make the transfers. To test this, I simulated the type of file transfers I typically make when travelling by collecting a set of files-photos and documents to upload, as well as some home server-based documents to download. The competition: File Manager from the paid version of LogMeIn Pro. And I'm embarrassed to say this drew a smile from me, even though I've used VPNs before, for work-related purposes. But it works, and it works seamlessly, and that is a wonderful thing indeed. Well, not just as if you were home: Obviously, it's slower, the speed dependent on both the connection of your home Internet service and of the Wi-Fi (or 3G) network to which you are connected.

#Logmein hamachi. Pc

So you could, as I did, connect to a public Wi-Fi hot spot, on say a train, plane, or in an airport or coffee shop or whatever, and then access the shares on another PC (or your home server) just as if you were at home.

The difference, of course, is that Hamachi enables this access when you're not connected to the home network. Instead, you access the remote PC through network shares, as you would if you were connected to the same home network. LogMeIn Hamachi is not a remote desktop solution, however, so you don't gain interactive access to the remote PC's desktop. And it's a fantastic solution for remotely accessing the contents of PCs. But a number of readers tipped me off to another LogMeIn product, this one free, which could answer a pressing need for Windows users.

#Logmein hamachi. pro

It was an obvious choice because I've been a loyal and satisfied customer of LogMeIn's paid Pro service for years. Last week, I selected LogMeIn Ignition for my first-ever mobile app pick.