From: Jesse Garnier (radiofreenewton_at_stonehopper.com)
Date: Tue Jan 27 2004 - 19:02:43 PST
I enthusiastically second Louis' (hi LAG!) recommendation of VNC. It
runs in two pieces; a "server" component, which installs on all the
machines you wish to control or view remotely, and a "client" component,
which installs on your machine and lets you connect to and control
machines remotely (provided they are running VNC and you know the password.)
It's really cool and super-easy to use and install. I use it to
troubleshoot computers for family members, as well as monitor my own
servers.
Upsides? Free, open-source, clients (and servers) available for most
platforms including Mac OS X and Newton!
Downsides? Unencrypted data transmission; needs a fast network
connection, not suitable for dial-up. (But it doesn't sound like an
issue for you.)
BTW, VNC is part of my "wow"-pack for my Newton... I demo it by logging
into my PowerBook and changing the playing song in iTunes, from my
Newton across the room! Plus people are always surprised to see the OS X
interface on my Newton screen. (And then I stream ::radiofreenewton::
for them using MAD Max...)
Cheers--
-- Jesse Garnier ::radiofreenewton.com:: L A GREEN wrote: > I USE real vnc on my network, all win 2k pcs and servers. u dont have to leave your desk and it works very well. here is the link and if you have any questions feel free to email me offlist. http://www.realvnc.com/ > > hth, > LAG > > mimi.cipollone_at_sympatico.ca wrote: > can anyone suggest names of remote admin network software that i can then > research for poss purchase by our school > > we're getting really tired of going class to class installing software and > fixing problems wi the setup or files > let alone cleaning up histories when someone has strayed into xxx land, and > trying to get rid of popups and spyware that creep through the firewall... > for 70 or so computers,it's a big job -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries List FAQ/Etiquette/Terms: http://www.newtontalk.net/faq.html Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/
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