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On Thursday 07 May 2009 13:11, Rob Beard wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:00:19 +0100 > > > > Rob Beard wrote: > >> Grant Sewell wrote: > >>> On Thu, 07 May 2009 08:59:44 +0100 > >>> > >>> Rob Beard wrote: > >>>> Nick Roach wrote: > >>>>> Does sound interesting. Always worry about the security of things > >>>>> like this though. > >>>> > >>>> To be honest I can do that already anyway with VNC tunneled over > >>>> SSH, or using FreeNX, and for accessing Windows machines I use > >>>> LogMein (at www.logmein.com) which is free and also has a Java > >>>> client and in the case of no java or no Internet Explorer it can > >>>> send images one frame at a time (slow but it does work). > >>>> > >>>> Rob > >>> > >>> I use LogMeIn to remotely connect to Windows machines I manage too, > >>> but I don't use the Java client. *shudder* > >>> > >>> After much hunting, I found a Linux client - I have the .deb file if > >>> you want it (I can't remember where I found it). > >>> > >>> Grant. > >> > >> Actually doing a quick Google search turned up this... > >> > >> https://secure.logmein.com/labs.asp?lang=en > >> > >> Just trying it now. > >> > >> Rob > > > > That'd be the one, and the same version I have too... clearly they > > don't do much on the development side... > > > > Grant. > > It works much better than the Java version though. I just wish they'd > have a Linux client so I can bung it on some Linux desktops I have at > home for those occasions I'm out and use someone else's PC. > > Rob Don't most distributions come with a remote access setup as standard - Ubuntu seems to have had it from 6.10 onwards allowing me to share my screen with another - generally me sitting in front of the telly. It only requires a hole in the firewall to do this from the internet. If you want to log into a windows machine remotely theres any number of bots out there if you haven't got VNC... Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html