Hi! I was wondering if it's poss

[Sedai]

Hi!

I was wondering if it's possible to execute a command for a UNIX station (Solaris), first loggin in remotely (something like Telnet) from a web page, from a PC. Strange, huh?

What I need to do is the following. I have a UNIX account. I'm using the Calendar program (similar to MS Outlook, Calendar sharing), which allows other users to see my chedule/calendar and plan their appointments accordingly.
Is it possible for someone log on to a UNIX station, execute the calendar programe and check my shcedule, all of this over the Net, and from a PC.
If u need any other info, ill be happy to rpovide it. but i need to know if that's possible.
Thank you! Avendeval

 

[MikeLacey]

Avendal,

Yes - it's possible to execute a command on a remote UNIX system but the Solaris calendar program is, I think, and X Windows program. I don't know of a way to make your any X program visible from a web page. Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.

 

[kd4pba]

This may be a little late, but

Yes there is a way to do it.

I have a Sparc 5 running Solaris 8 , amoung other things, and some NT boxes, I do it all the time.

Kinda depends on the road you want to take, but to do it you will need one thing.

VNC

its free, Go here

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

You can either load the client on the windowz box and the server on the Solaris box, or load both the server and client on both boxes. There is also a Java client (which I think runs in a browser) that you can use if you prefer to d it that way ( in a browser) , but I think the standard windows client is far better.

If that runs too slow for ya, try tight vnc

http://www.tightvnc.com