Securely Access Computer Remotely

[ilw]

Hey, i'm looking for software that will allow me to monitor and access my computer remotely, (ie across the internet, btw i'm running WinXP). Does anyone have any suggestions?
There are quite a few listed in various places (e.g. download.com) but i was wondering if anyone had personal experience or knowledge of a really good one.

Cheers

[4play]

tightvnc (http://www.tightvnc.com/) is pretty neat and secure if you have a fast connection it will let you view your desktop remotely.

openssh (http://www.openssh.com/) is a very secure command line based way to remotely login to another computer. putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) is an easy to use client to connect with.

there is also the windows remote feature but i dont really trust M$ stuff that much so have never tried it.

[shn]

Remote desktop.............built into xp.

[ilw]

cheers for tight vnc, I think that'll be my first attempt. the winxp built in thing is a bit crap