[THIN] Re: OT: Remote Control Win 95 PC via modem

  • From: Matt Kosht <matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:37:46 -0500

I got PCAnywhere 10.5 to work after user upgraded IE.  I will check
out Netmeeting though as it's free.



On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:05:38 -0500, Steve Raffensberger
<sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry, all I have is Win98, but it works as I described there. No remote
> access service is needed.
> 
> And yes, if your host's phone line is being used by the modem, they will
> have difficulty calling you with their current IP address. Cell phone?
> Neighbor's phone? Email?
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Raff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> 
> Behalf Of Steve Raffensberger
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:02 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Remote Control Win 95 PC via modem
> 
> Hmm, fuzzy memory. I think the host system starts the listener running
> (shows up in the system tray) and the controller system can connect to
> it by its IP address. If I get the opportunity, I'll try it out and let
> you know.
> 
> Raff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Matt Kosht
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:45 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Remote Control Win 95 PC via modem
> 
> Does Netmeeting host the modem connection?  As there is no remote
> access service to do this for it. (otherwise I would have used VNC in
> the 1st place)
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:27:56 -0500, Steve Raffensberger
> <sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You are likely to find compatibility problems with most remote control
> > programs (at least modern versions of them). There are many flavors of
> > VNC that you could try. At my former employer, we used NetMeeting to
> > remote access users' Win95 desktops from the helpdesk. I'm pretty sure
> > it comes free with Win95 but you might have to hunt for it on the CD.
> >
> > Raff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Matt Kosht
> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:18 PM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] OT: Remote Control Win 95 PC via modem
> >
> > I have a PC I need to be able to remote control over a simple dialup
> > connection. Unfortunately it's Win 95 (original release).  There
> > doesn't appear to be a Remote Access Service in plain Win 95.
> > Upgrading the PC isn't an option. We tried PCAnywhere 11 but it's not
> > Win 95 compatible.   So I need a cheap (free) modern tool that I can
> > accomplish this with.  Suggestions welcome.
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