Remote Control software 1

[Davetoo]

I've been searching for a program that I've used in the past but now can't find. It's a remote control software that allowed me to install it remotely as a service and view/control a remote system with or without the remote users knowledge.

I do know that the company that made it had daemon in their name or in their website, but that's all I can remember about the name.

It's not VNC or RA, it's a completely different package that was part of a bigger piece of software.

Driving me nuts trying to find it again...anyone have any ideas?

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[Davetoo]

I do remember also the bigger package allowed me to manage users in my AD...reset passwords, etc. I think that was the main feature of the software and the remote control was a subset of it.

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[maximusimo]

Was it Hyena by any chance

 

[Davetoo]

No...not it. But thanks.

The remote part of the software was just a small part of the overall package.

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[rliebsch]

how about CA Unicenter

but i don't think there is a daemon in their website, other than apache (grin)

Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/

 

[james1990]

Would it be Ranger?

http://www.rangersuite.com

 

[Davetoo]

No and no , but again, thanks.

The Ranger software is actually a repackaged version of another software I'd tested last week...can't remember it's name though (been testing numerous ones).

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[james1990]

Oh right. If you remember the name of the original ranger software please let me know!

 

[porkchopexpress]

Sounds like Dameware NT Utilities and the bit your refering to is Mini Remote Control that is part of the suite.

http://www.dameware.com/products/dntu/

 

[porkchopexpress]

The Ranger software is Netsupport School

http://www.netsupport-inc.com/nss/netsupport_school_overview.htm

 

[Davetoo]

Dameware! That's it! I got so stuck on "daemon" that I couldn't get away from it!

Thank you so much! Been driving me crazy!

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[porkchopexpress]

We use it and it's damn good.

 

[Davetoo]

I initially wasn't allowed to use it because you can quietly install it and view remote systems without them knowing it.

Now it's a feature that management wants.

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[porkchopexpress]

Hahahah that sounds about right.

A free alternative to try is Gencontrol as this uninstalls itself once you stop viewing, it's not as good as Dameware tho. Also Dameware's licencing is excellent as you purchace per admin rather than per client (as you probably already know).

http://www.gensortium.com/products/gencontrol.html

 

[GregD13]

Can anyone suggest how I might remotely monitor a DC (or any other server for that matter) and send an alert/page when/if it goes down? I am open to any options.

Thanks,
Greg

 

[asmith1972]

I'd recommend Server Monitir from

http://www.purenetworking.net

 

[shontishar]

Have you tried GoverLan its excellent and very cheap.

http://www.pjtechnologies.com

 

[aftertaf]

dameware is very good, i use it all the time!

and for punching via proxies..., anyone use logmein?

http://www.logmein.com

i can control my pc via the web, even when behind a proxy
lovely stuff...


Aftertaf
We shall prevail, and they shall not

 

[kmcferrin]

I still use VNC for remote control. There are also a lot of modifications being made to it to improve it's functionality. My favorite is VNCon, which allows you to manage VNC sessions from a console. VNCon also allows you to do silent remote installs, and depending on what version of VNC you are running you can connect and watch without taking control or any visible signs of your connection. I use it to keep my employees spooked. Also, it's totally free.

For your server monitoring, that largely depends on how you want to do the monitoring. There are a number of free systems out there (we were playing with one called Servers Alive the other day), but your server vendor may have something vendor specific.

If you have HP and Compaq servers then I highly recommend their Insight Manager software. Not only will it report if the server goes down, but it will report changes in the hardware status of the server (i.e., I get paged if one of the drives in a RAID5 set fails even though the server is still functional). You can also view info about the configuration of the server remotely (i.e., when calling HP for a drive replacement I can remotely pull the system's model info, serial number, failed drive make and model, failed drive serial number, replacement part number, and so on). It's pretty sweet.

If you're looking to spend a little more money for an even more robust solution, look into Microsoft Operations Manager. It lets your monitor all sorts of hardware/software status info.