Remote Admin [OT]

[Gerald Combs]

There's also rdesktop (http://www.rdesktop.org).  It's a Remote Desktop
Protocol (aka Terminal Server) client for *nix.  At work, I use VNC to
administer our NT servers and rdesktop to administer our 2000 servers.

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Brian Densmore wrote:

> You speaking of NT Terminal Server edition. And yes it works and it'll
> cost you a wad of Microsoft Bucks. We use VNC; slow and somewhat sticky,
> but free. There are many other 3rd party utilities, one from Australia
> comes to mind [but I can't recall the name, but very fast and slick]. We
> also use VNC because, I have to get in from home and I only use Windoze
> at work. VNC is much nicer and faster when running on Linux.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Franklin, Joel [mailto:jdfranklin.public at moheck.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 8:14 AM
> > To: KC Linux User Group
> > Subject: RE: Remote Admin [OT]
> > 
> > 
> > >Forgive my MS naivety.
> > Sure. I'll also forgive your naiveté of ritual Satanic abuse 
> > and axe murder,
> > so long as you'll pardon my intimate knowledge of MS products...
> > 
> > >But can Windows machines be administered remotely?
> > You can remotely administer Windows 2000 servers via a GUI. 
> > You can remotely
> > administer XP workstations via a GUI. There was a version of 
> > NT 4.0 server
> > that permitted remote GUI administration.
> > 
> > >Has Windows gotten to this capability that has been around with Unix
> > machines for years?
> > Windows has always had this capability IF you purchased 
> > additional software
> > - PC Anywhere springs to mind, though there are other 
> > packages designed
> > specifically for network/help desk support of users.
> > 
> > 
> > Joel Franklin
> > Network Analyst
> > 
> > 
> > majordomo at kclug.org
> > 
> 
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