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PC Anywhere
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NoCalAdmin
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are all your machines in the same domain? you want to connect all at the same time? Why PC Anywhere?
Tom
Tom
The host machines will all have to have the host software loaded on them. In the remotes area of the machine you will be accessing them from just start creating remotes named for each computer and then set it up with IP addresses or phone numbers. I have at least that many in my Pcanywhere remotes setup. We use 'logmein' in a pinch if router ports or something get altered, but we use it for the file transfer capabilities because the logmein doesn't do file transfer. Unless there is a better edition we don't have.
So yes, this is easily possible.
Bo
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So yes, this is easily possible.
Bo
Remember,
If the women don't find you handsome,
they should at least find you handy.
(Red Green)
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DTSMAN:
So PC Anywhere will work... All I need to do is install it on every PC that I have on the domain. Would you know what ports I need to open up for this to happen (5631)? I want to be able to connect from home to any PC I have on my domain at any given time at work.
Thanks!
So PC Anywhere will work... All I need to do is install it on every PC that I have on the domain. Would you know what ports I need to open up for this to happen (5631)? I want to be able to connect from home to any PC I have on my domain at any given time at work.
Thanks!
NoCalAdmin
IS-IT--Management
For all XP machines just connect via Remote Access, it'll be more responsive. PC Anywhere will work, just need to ensure you have credentials set on the HOST and recipients machine
Tom
Tom
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NoCalAdmin
IS-IT--Management
you can set it up to overtake a machine. I believe you can even have a message pop on their screen letting them know here you come... There are some tweaks in PC Anywhere your should read up on, it's been 2 years since we've used it...is had some cool features though. The XP machines I still would just use Remote Access.
Tom
Tom
Do you need the file transfer capabilites of Pcanywhere?
Or do you just want to capture the desktop?
Remote desktop and VNC will capture desktops for free.
When coming in from the outside through a router, I believe you can only port forward to only one pc and then you would have to use a remote control service on that pc to get to the rest of the network. In our situation, we pcanywhere into the customers server and then VNC out to the client machines. On the xp machine you may need to disable the windows firewall or set it up to allow this servcice.
forward ports tcp 5631 and udp 5632
Bo
Remember,
If the women don't find you handsome,
they should at least find you handy.
(Red Green)
Or do you just want to capture the desktop?
Remote desktop and VNC will capture desktops for free.
When coming in from the outside through a router, I believe you can only port forward to only one pc and then you would have to use a remote control service on that pc to get to the rest of the network. In our situation, we pcanywhere into the customers server and then VNC out to the client machines. On the xp machine you may need to disable the windows firewall or set it up to allow this servcice.
forward ports tcp 5631 and udp 5632
Bo
Remember,
If the women don't find you handsome,
they should at least find you handy.
(Red Green)
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NoCalAdmin:
So you use XP Remote Access instead of PCAnywhere? Do you need to forward or open ports? Right now what I do is log onto Citrix and then use VNC to connect to each machine but there is a major drag when doing it that way and I need to make sure VNC is running. Sometimes the user turns it off cuz they dont like seeing it in the taskbar. Anyway around this?
So you use XP Remote Access instead of PCAnywhere? Do you need to forward or open ports? Right now what I do is log onto Citrix and then use VNC to connect to each machine but there is a major drag when doing it that way and I need to make sure VNC is running. Sometimes the user turns it off cuz they dont like seeing it in the taskbar. Anyway around this?
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DTSMAN:
I would like to connect to each machine like I was sitting right there in front of it in the office. If I need to fix something to it I want the capabilities to do so.
How can I use VNC from home to connect to any machine at work? Isnt there a delay, drag time?
I would like to connect to each machine like I was sitting right there in front of it in the office. If I need to fix something to it I want the capabilities to do so.
How can I use VNC from home to connect to any machine at work? Isnt there a delay, drag time?
NoCalAdmin
IS-IT--Management
once your machine and user credentials are authenticated in your Domain you'll be able to use those credentials to attach via Remote Access to the machiens you have set up to allow it. I use either VPN or Citrix, depends what I am doing, but both function using Remote Access.
Tom
Tom
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