Any Go To Assist alternatives for Linux
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From: Keith Keller on 30 Sep 2009 18:48 On 2009-09-30, despen(a)verizon.net <despen(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > 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. TightVNC runs exactly this way on Windows. If you read the vncserver man page, however, it implies that it does not run this way on unix/linux. http://www.tightvnc.com/vncserver.1.php "vncserver is a wrapper script for Xvnc, the free X server for VNC (Virtual Network Computing). It provides all capabilities of a standard X server, but does not connect to a display for itself. Instead, Xvnc creates a virtual desktop you can view or control remotely using a VNC viewer." The man page for Xvnc is similar. But neither explicitly state outright that it can not control the display and keyboard on the console. --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: Bob Hauck on 30 Sep 2009 18:12 On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:34:08 -0700, Todd <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote: > Sorry for neglecting to tell you all what Go To Assist > Express (GTAE) was. It allows me to share the > client's keyboard, monitor and mouse. Gets around > most firewall problems too. What desktop environment do your users have? Both KDE and Gnome have applets that will share the desktop to a VNC client (krfb for KDE and vino for Gnome). Or there's always x11vnc which is a command-line thing that has minimal dependencies on a desktop environment. Your distribution probably includes some or all of these. -- -| Bob Hauck (Brother Nail Gun of The Short Path) -| http://www.haucks.org/
From: jellybean stonerfish on 30 Sep 2009 20:23 On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:35:27 +0000, Stan Bischof wrote: > My understanding is that OP wants to connect to an existing desktop- not > open a new one. i.e. I'm sitting at my desktop and find a design issue > that I would like to pass by a colleague off in another office. I want > to give them a call, let them see my desktop, perhaps let them "drive". > > Can VNC indeed connect to an existing running desktop? > > Stan That is what I use it for.
From: Greg Russell on 30 Sep 2009 20:42 "Todd" <todd(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:ha04e3$5im$3(a)aioe.org... >> 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? No, if you want GUI interaction then install x11vnc, as I believe someone else indicated in their response. Take care with the configurations and firewalling to keep everything secure.
From: Robert Riches on 30 Sep 2009 20:54
On 2009-09-30, Stan Bischof <stan(a)newserve.worldbadminton.com> wrote: > Robert Riches <spamtrap42(a)verizon.net> wrote: >> >> However, that might not be exactly what is needed. Windhose has >> the braindead limitation that requires a sysadmin to take over >> the mouse and keyboard to do anything remotely. With Linux, the > > Obviously you don't know much about Windows-- completely reasonable > given that this is COLM--. The above is incorrect. Nothing about > RDP in Windows requires root permissions, other than of course to > enable the capability in the first place. > > Stan At my previous consulting assignment, the IT was exclusively Windhose. The computer in my assigned cubicle was running Windhose XP. On one occasion, I needed to have a sysadmin do something with a license registration. She took over the mouse and keyboard to do the operation while I watched. I asked her very directly whether Windhose it would be possible for her to log in remotely to do the operation without having to take over the mouse, keyboard, and screen. She said it is not possible with XP. She said it would be possible with a newer (high-priced) special server version of Windhose, but not with a "desktop" version. -- Robert Riches spamtrap42(a)verizon.net (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.) |