Any Go To Assist alternatives for Linux
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From: Keith Keller on 30 Sep 2009 16:56 On 2009-09-30, Mark Hobley <markhobley(a)hotpop.donottypethisbit.com> wrote: > Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote: > >> Tight VNC open a separate display. I double checked >> with their forum a month or so back. Which means >> I can not "share" their keyboard, monitor and mouse. > > Hmmm. I'm not sure what you mean by that. VNC will display the users > desktop on your computer, and allow you to operate it via remote > control, whilst your user watches what you are doing from their computer > screen. You can also watch what is happening on the screen as they > operate the computer. Is that what you are looking for? I believe (though, again, this is from my memory, which is fuzzy) that TightVNC on linux shows a virtual display, not the actual console currently active. What I believe happens is that vncserver starts a new virtual display (and starts Xvnc, the actual X server, inside of it) that is only viewable via a VNC client. --keith -- kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us (try just my userid to email me) AOLSFAQ=http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt see X- headers for PGP signature information
From: André Gillibert on 30 Sep 2009 17:56 Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote: > Greg Russell wrote: > > In news:h9tjll$vdr$1(a)aioe.org, > > Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> typed: > > > >> I am converting a number of M$ machines over to Linux > >> for a customer. > >> > >> Problem: I can not longer use Go To Assist Express to > >> assist users over the Internet. > >> > >> Is there an alternative in Linux? > > > > Configure their machines to include a user that has sudo capabilities, > > configure the sshd, hosts.allow, iptables and perimeter security to allow > > ssh from your location using your keys, then ssh as the user and use sudo to > > accomplish the tasks needed from your remote location. > > Hi Greg, > > Will ssh allow me to "share" his keyboard, monitor and mouse? > For that, I think VNC may be close to what you need. -- André Gillibert
From: Mark Hobley on 30 Sep 2009 18:08 Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote: > What I believe happens is that vncserver starts a new virtual display Right. Some implementations allow you to specify a display number to the vncserver. I'll do some testing, and see if I can find one that works as I described. Regards, Mark. -- Mark Hobley Linux User: #370818 http://markhobley.yi.org/
From: despen on 30 Sep 2009 18:09 Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> writes: > On 2009-09-30, Mark Hobley <markhobley(a)hotpop.donottypethisbit.com> wrote: >> Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote: >> >>> Tight VNC open a separate display. I double checked >>> with their forum a month or so back. Which means >>> I can not "share" their keyboard, monitor and mouse. >> >> Hmmm. I'm not sure what you mean by that. VNC will display the users >> desktop on your computer, and allow you to operate it via remote >> control, whilst your user watches what you are doing from their computer >> screen. You can also watch what is happening on the screen as they >> operate the computer. Is that what you are looking for? > > I believe (though, again, this is from my memory, which is fuzzy) that > TightVNC on linux shows a virtual display, not the actual console > currently active. What I believe happens is that vncserver starts > a new virtual display (and starts Xvnc, the actual X server, inside of > it) that is only viewable via a VNC client. I believe that is ONE of the ways that it runs, but from the TightVNC main page: TightVNC is a free remote control software package. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.
From: Keith Keller on 30 Sep 2009 18:51
On 2009-09-30, Mark Hobley <markhobley(a)hotpop.donottypethisbit.com> wrote: > Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote: >> What I believe happens is that vncserver starts a new virtual display > > Right. Some implementations allow you to specify a display number to the > vncserver. > > I'll do some testing, and see if I can find one that works as I described. Someone else already suggested x11vnc, which I have never used, but their documentation says that it can be used to control the console (instead of a virtual display). --keith -- kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us (try just my userid to email me) AOLSFAQ=http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt see X- headers for PGP signature information |