[BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?

[Larry Dillon]

Some programs people typically use are realvnc, tightvnc, ultravnc
(similar, competing free products) that require installing a client
and server part and opening up TCP port 5900 on the server's firewall.

The other thing people typically do is use a program like LogMeIn.
The target punches through the firewall so there's less configuration,
and it's easier to track multiple targets, but it seems slower than
the various vnc solutions.

Here's Wikipedia's comparison of remote access software:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software

Larry

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:41 PM, mb <madeinmontana at bresnan.net> wrote:
> RDP will work going to an XP Home machine?
> I was thinking a better program might be out there, but that's ok, I am used
> to RDP.
> And the skype I will use then. Got to buy a cam but that's a given.
> Thanks Scott, hoping I can get off that weekend.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:billingslug-bounces at billingslug.org] On Behalf Of Scott Dowdle
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> Subject: Re: [BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?
>
> Mike,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> winxp home laptop so I can:
>> 1) access the computer remotely for management
>
> RDP management is already there... so assuming you know the IP address of
> the machine and there isn't a firewall blocking you, you should be able to
> turn on remote management and use RDP.  There are a number of RDP clients
> you can use for Linux.  My preferred one is krdc but the simple rdp works
> too.
>
>> 2) a video chat program that is simple and stable This laptop is being
>> sent to my 2yr old so we can keep in touch, his mother moved and she
>> WILL mess up a computer, hence the need for remote management.
>
> I haven't used it myself but from what I hear most video chat folks are
> either using iChat on a Mac or Skype on Windows, Linux and Mac.  Give Skype
> a try.  That assumes you have a working webcam.
>
> TYL,
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