[BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?

[dan]

I use LogMeIn extensively and it is many times faster than VNC.

A free-for-non-commercial use option is teamviewer. Similar concept, little
bit more basic in operation.

The issue with RDP/VNC is that you have to get your hands on the local
firewall to forward ports.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Larry Dillon <dillon.larry at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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-----
> > From: billingslug-bounces at billingslug.org
> > [mailto:billingslug-bounces at billingslug.org] On Behalf Of Scott Dowdle
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 13:47
> > To: Mailing list for the Billings Linux User Group
> > 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,
> > --
> > Scott Dowdle
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