Remote Access to many Windows boxes

  • From: "Peter Quaiattini" <Peter_Quaiattini@xxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:12:52 -0700

Hi all - 

I am sorry if the title leads you to think that this topic has already
been discussed, but perhaps my question is a different flavour of the
problem of remote desktop access.

I have purchased the remote access support for JAWS, and with it, I can
run remote desktop on another machine. I have not actually done this,
but I believe I understand the principles. 
As I understand it, generally speaking, in order to enable access to a
remote desktop, JAWS also needs to be installed on that remote windows
machine as well and then all works fine.
 If my understanding is correct, then so far so good.

The problem I am dealing with is that I work in a support role as a
database administrator for a relatively large company that has a complex
computing infrastructure. In the production computing environment, there
are many, many Windows boxes that I need to gain access to. Being
production (vs development or test boxes), access to these boxes is
highly controlled. It is not feasible to install JAWS onto dozens of
production windows boxes to enable me remote access to do parts of my
job. That just isn't going to happen. 

So I am wondering if others have run into this problem wherein remote
access is needed to numerous other windows boxes but it is not possible
to install JAWS onto those boxes?
Are there other ways to gain access? Other tools? Other methods?

Appreciate any ideas others may have.

 Regards,
Peter Quaiattini
BITS OPS - Data Hosting Services
Canadian Pacific Railway
(403) 319-6579
peter_quaiattini@xxxxxx
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