I’ve used UltraVNC for some time to handle remote access of my own machines, but it is less than ideal for providing support to friends/family. Primarily because their WAN IP may change or the UVNC server gets removed from the startup programs list or a hundred other reasons. With ChunkVNC I can move all the maintenance for the server to my end, keeping everything centralized instead of on a dozen friends’ computers.

To set this up for yourself:

• Setup DynDNS account using this handy Lifehacker guide
• Follow the ChunkVNC installation guide
• Place the resulting InstantSupport.exe program in your Dropbox ‘Public’ folder, so you can email people who need support the link to it. Place the ChunkViewer.exe file in a private folder on your Dropbox, it will be how you connect to the remote machine.

That’s the gist of it, the ChunkVNC installation guide is very good so just follow it closely. You’ll have an even easier time if you have already setup your router with Tomato, a topic I’ve hit several times. Obsessed Much?