Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
If you are going from mac to mac then ssh is built in. This creates a secure encrypted tunnel between the two machines. Open a terminal window (Apps -> Utilities -> Terminal) Type: ssh -L 3000:localhost:5900 remoteusername@ Once you enter the passwd of the remote host you are in. Then on the local mac open the vncviewer app and connect to 127.0.0.1:3000 73! Lee WW2DX On Jan 29, 2008, at 9:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Consider using a personal VPN such as Hamachi to tunnel your control software through. It is encrypted end-to-end and works very well. 73 john k5js myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
Consider using a personal VPN such as Hamachi to tunnel your control software through. It is encrypted end-to-end and works very well. 73 john k5js myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Unless he's in a very small company, owns the company and doesn't mind the risk, and/or works for someone who isn't paying any attention to network security, "ain't no way that's going to happen" should be the answer. My company does allow remote connection but only through a properly designed and secured (expensive) Cisco tunnel. It's how our remote users connect back to the company network. It also takes about 2 weeks and a long list of approvals. You basically have to prove, #1. That you need it for company business. #2. That your running approved, meaning taken apart byte by byte by our apps engineers and scrutinized, software. Failing either one of those conditions brings about the "ain't no way that's going to happen" response from we network security types. Brett Howard wrote: | I run VNC with no real problems. The secret is to only allow that port | access to specific IP addresses. Granted someone can spoof the IP and gain | access but a lot of different holes have to line up just right for someone | to first know what the number is and second know how to exploit the system. | | | -Original Message- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Brindle | Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:23 PM | To: Elecraft List | Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2 | | Just a warning here to be careful. VNCs are notorious for being | unsecure. You are probably OK on the Mac for quite a while, but the | Windows component may open up pandora's box. For this reason many, if | not most, companies have banned VNC from their internal networks. | | Yeah, yuck! | | | On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Barry McWilliams wrote: | |> Here's a configuration that may work. It incorporates a K2 radio |> control program running on your Mac and a means to control you Mac |> via the Internet from your Windows operating system PCs. (You've |> got the audio part figured out.) |> |> 1) Install a K2 control program on you Mac. This will allow you to |> control the frequency, mode and other parameters of your K2. Here |> are two possible programs. |> |> a) David's (W4SMT) program that he mentioned here on the |> reflector earlier today. (I don't know where it's available. This is |> the first I've heard about his work ... sounds interesting.) |> |> b) A program from NI5V -> | (http://www.machamradio.com/software/ni5v/mack2/index.html |> ) |> |> 2) Install on you Mac a VNC (Virtual Network Computer) "server" that |> allows you to capture your Mac's screen and keyboard. With this, |> you can control your Mac, and thus it's applications from another |> computer via the internet. |> |> Here's a link to a free VNC servere for OSX -> |> http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/index.html |> |> 3) Finally, you need a VNC "viewer" that runs on the Windows PCs to |> connect to the above VNC "server", control you Mac and run K2 |> control program. |> Here's a link to a VNC "viewer" that run on Windows -> |> http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html |> |> Here's the schematic ... |> |> Windows -> VNC Viewer -> internet -> VNC server -> K2 control program |> |> Hope this gives you some ideas, |> |> Barry, WK2S - -- R. Kevin Stover, ACØH -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHnzRz11jxjloa2wsRAqxBAJ9QkpoK0hIasyEeJklMbfw4miSQ7ACfYhP9 ELrB7r0OqgfCNFjmFZT1Xdo= =2Lnr -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
I run VNC with no real problems. The secret is to only allow that port access to specific IP addresses. Granted someone can spoof the IP and gain access but a lot of different holes have to line up just right for someone to first know what the number is and second know how to exploit the system. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Brindle Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:23 PM To: Elecraft List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2 Just a warning here to be careful. VNCs are notorious for being unsecure. You are probably OK on the Mac for quite a while, but the Windows component may open up pandora's box. For this reason many, if not most, companies have banned VNC from their internal networks. Yeah, yuck! On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Barry McWilliams wrote: > Here's a configuration that may work. It incorporates a K2 radio > control program running on your Mac and a means to control you Mac > via the Internet from your Windows operating system PCs. (You've > got the audio part figured out.) > > 1) Install a K2 control program on you Mac. This will allow you to > control the frequency, mode and other parameters of your K2. Here > are two possible programs. > > a) David's (W4SMT) program that he mentioned here on the > reflector earlier today. (I don't know where it's available. This is > the first I've heard about his work ... sounds interesting.) > > b) A program from NI5V -> (http://www.machamradio.com/software/ni5v/mack2/index.html > ) > > 2) Install on you Mac a VNC (Virtual Network Computer) "server" that > allows you to capture your Mac's screen and keyboard. With this, > you can control your Mac, and thus it's applications from another > computer via the internet. > > Here's a link to a free VNC servere for OSX -> > http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/index.html > > 3) Finally, you need a VNC "viewer" that runs on the Windows PCs to > connect to the above VNC "server", control you Mac and run K2 > control program. > Here's a link to a VNC "viewer" that run on Windows -> > http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html > > Here's the schematic ... > > Windows -> VNC Viewer -> internet -> VNC server -> K2 control program > > Hope this gives you some ideas, > > Barry, WK2S > ___ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -Jack Brindle, W6FB === ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
The VNC thing should work. There may be some latency issues, but maybe not. *Heed Jack's warning*. VNC's can be very risky. > David's (W4SMT) program > (I don't know where it's available. It's on my hard drive. :) I've been meaning to release it, but I never got around to it. Here are some screenshots. http://sight.net/ik2 If there's enough interest, I'll bundle it up and make it available for download. David, W4SMT ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
Just a warning here to be careful. VNCs are notorious for being unsecure. You are probably OK on the Mac for quite a while, but the Windows component may open up pandora's box. For this reason many, if not most, companies have banned VNC from their internal networks. Yeah, yuck! On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Barry McWilliams wrote: Here's a configuration that may work. It incorporates a K2 radio control program running on your Mac and a means to control you Mac via the Internet from your Windows operating system PCs. (You've got the audio part figured out.) 1) Install a K2 control program on you Mac. This will allow you to control the frequency, mode and other parameters of your K2. Here are two possible programs. a) David's (W4SMT) program that he mentioned here on the reflector earlier today. (I don't know where it's available. This is the first I've heard about his work ... sounds interesting.) b) A program from NI5V -> (http://www.machamradio.com/software/ni5v/mack2/index.html ) 2) Install on you Mac a VNC (Virtual Network Computer) "server" that allows you to capture your Mac's screen and keyboard. With this, you can control your Mac, and thus it's applications from another computer via the internet. Here's a link to a free VNC servere for OSX -> http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/index.html 3) Finally, you need a VNC "viewer" that runs on the Windows PCs to connect to the above VNC "server", control you Mac and run K2 control program. Here's a link to a VNC "viewer" that run on Windows -> http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html Here's the schematic ... Windows -> VNC Viewer -> internet -> VNC server -> K2 control program Hope this gives you some ideas, Barry, WK2S ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -Jack Brindle, W6FB === ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Remotely controlling a K2
I can get you half way there. I've written a fairly full featured K2 control app for Mac OS X that will control the K2 over a network. I've been using iChat for the audio. I haven't tried Skype. I enjoy lying in bed and working CW using my Macbook. The K2 is downstairs being controlled by an iMac. Works like a charm. I haven't tried this, but it's written in REALBasic, which is cross platform, so I should be able to compile it for Windows and it should work. I would probably have to do some tweaking to get the UI to look right, but it should work. I'm presently knee deep in getting the K3 Utility for Linux ready to go, but if you can give me a few weeks, I'll see what I can come up with. This has been on my to-do list for some time now. I want to be able to work CW while I'm at work (PeeCees only). :) David, W4SMT --- Stephen Prior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having just got around to installing skype, I > thought I'd patch the audio > through from my K2 then via skype to a remote > computer. I'm very pleased > with the sound of the audio as relayed over the > internet and it has set me > wondering how I could remotely control my K2 as well > as receiving audio via > skype. I'm only interested in rx at the moment. > > The problem is this, at home we are exclusively > (Intel) Macs but work is a > Windows environment. Not surprisingly, I have the > audio working fine > between pc and mac versions of skype but I'm short > of ideas as to how to > remotely control with running a PC on one end and a > Mac on the other. I do > have XP on my mac but don't want to have to go down > that road unless I > really have to! > > Anyone been there and done it? I'd be grateful for > any advice! > > Thanks and 73 > > Stephen G4SJP > > K1, K2 and K3 on order. > > > > ___ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
