[BillingsLUG] LinuxFest Northwest 2011 - Anyone?

[Larry Dillon]

Dan,
    I think the speed of VNC depends on which product and the settings
are in use.

IIRC, LogMeIn can usually set up a direct connection between the
computers in question (fast) and sometime has to send all traffic
through the logmein server (slow).

Haven't tried teamviewer.

Larry

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:25 AM, dan <dandenson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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