[windows2000] Re: Remote Assistance/Desktop
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:37:22 +0100
windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Thursday, November 10,
2005 12:26 AM:
I resorted to this too a while back, but got fed up with the extra step.
It's good advise though!
> To do this I open a terminal server connection then VNC from there.
>
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> Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Wednesday, November
09,
>> 2005 4:11 PM:
>>
>> I responded to Andrew's comment on unblocking VNC in the firewall, as
it
>> apparantely is blocked there. I haven't said a thing about
Gencontrol.
>>
>> Sometimes you need to connect to a computer at work from say home. If
>> there is a firewall blocking the use of eg VNC, the firewall rule or
>> whatever will have to be changed accordingly, unless you use some
sort
>> of VPN-tunneling or some such. VNC all by itself (meaning the free
>> version) doesn't have any of this.
>>
>>
>>
>>> What's this got to do with firewalls? I do certainly not run VNC
>>
>> through
>>
>>> a firewall? If I need to connect to a users machine from outside I
can
>>> run Gencontrol within a VPN or Citrix session. Why would you
need/want
>>> to run directly through a firewall?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
Sent:
>>> 09 November 2005 15:08 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Remote Assistance/Desktop
>>>
>>> Dogers <> scribbled on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:44 PM:
>>>
>>> I know what you mean...
>>>
>>> Anyway, I wouldn't unblock the VNC ports in the company firewall if
I
>>> were you, and that's what you mean?
>>>
>>> VNC is well-known to crackers and hackers... Granted, you can lock
it
>>> down using white-lists and stuff, but I'd still rather see a way to
>>> initiate a mail-remote-desktop-session and yadda, yadda, yadda,
using
>>
>> an
>>
>>> already built-in program. I really with Microsoft could point its
wand
>>> over the rdp-clients and do some magic. 8-/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yeah, I remember you asking, was hoping we had found an answer!
Guess
>>
>> not,
>>
>>>> bah!
>>>>
>>>> Whats annoyed me is just now we tried doing one WITH an invite and
it
>>
>> kept
>>
>>>> wanting to kick the user off anyway!
>>>>
>>>> Will have to get VNC unblocked on the firewall I guess :(
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09/11/05, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Dogers <> scribbled on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:38 PM:
>>>>
>>>> I asked the same thing a while back, but didn't really come any
>>>> conclusion. Anyway, I'd like to do this too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Anyone know if theres a way to connect to an XP machines console
>>
>> session,
>>
>>>>> without logging off the current user? I know the user can send an
>>
>> invite
>>
>>>>> and ask you to connect, but is there a way to connect without the
>>
>> user
>>
>>>>> sending the initial invite?
>>>
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