Peer to peer (P2P) connections can be made using the connectd daemon on any platform, or using the remote.it Desktop App.
Why should you use a P2P connection with remote.it?
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Persistent connections. Many people want to have a repeatable address for their remote.it Services in order to be able to bookmark them in various applications. P2P connections create a persistent and repeatable connection address of the form 127.0.0.1:port on your client computer.
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Faster connection times. Once a P2P connection is configured and established on your client computer, you do not have to log in to the remote.it web portal or click on a device name, then choose a service in order to make a connection.
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No timeouts. Our proxy servers limit connection time so that our computer resources don't get tied up. P2P connections do not use our proxy servers and there is no time limit imposed.
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Faster data throughput. Some applications such as SSH can work acceptably with low bandwidth. Others, such as VNC and video streaming, benefit from a P2P connection as the data does not have to pass through our servers on the way to your computer.
Creating a Peer to Peer Connection
For instructions on making a Peer to Peer connection with the remote.it Desktop App, please refer to this documentation.
Programmers will want to learn how to create a P2P connection by using the CLI in custom applications.