[OT]: remote control (vnc) solution suggestions?

2008-12-03 Thread Kimball Larsen
This is not Linux specific, but I wonder if some folks here would have some insight: We are currently using a derivative of UltraVNC in one of our products that allows quick and easy access for our support department to see a user's screen and fix problems for them. However, this solution

Re: [OT]: remote control (vnc) solution suggestions?

2008-12-03 Thread Nicholas Leippe
On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:27:18 am Kimball Larsen wrote: > Specifically, I'd like to have a simple menu item my user hits - like > "Request Remote Help". That should be all they need to do. > > Requirements: > Cross platform server capable of establishing reverse connections to a > configu

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Von Grant Fugal
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrew McNabb wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 10:58:24AM -0700, Michael Torrie wrote: > >>> Bittorrent's new udp protocol is an attempt to address the problems > >>> and make bittorrent more palatable to business

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Michael Torrie
Von Grant Fugal wrote: > The goal here isn't to slurp up bandwidth, it's to get away from TCP > because, frankly, TCP is ill suited to torrenting. In fact, wouldn't it > be nice if they used something a little more like TCP Vegas, where > congestion is detected based on RTT instead of waiting till

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Doran L. Barton
On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:58:11 Michael Torrie wrote: > I am not at all sure whey the original protocol went with TCP to begin with. It is easier to traverse NAT with TCP. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] is Doran L. "Fozz" Barton "Let's keep the party clean!" -- Seen on a colorful vomit bag in

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Von Fugal
> On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:58:11 Michael Torrie wrote: > > I am not at all sure whey the original protocol went with TCP to begin with. > > It is easier to traverse NAT with TCP. Torrent users have to jump through hoops with NAT anyway, such as static port forwarding. Besides, DEATH TO N

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Von Fugal
> > > On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:58:11 Michael Torrie wrote: > > > I am not at all sure whey the original protocol went with TCP to begin > > > with. > > > > It is easier to traverse NAT with TCP. > Torrent users have to jump through hoops with NAT anyway, such as static > port forwardin

Re: [OT]: remote control (vnc) solution suggestions?

2008-12-03 Thread Alex Esplin
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Nicholas Leippe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:27:18 am Kimball Larsen wrote: >> Specifically, I'd like to have a simple menu item my user hits - like >> "Request Remote Help". That should be all they need to do. >> >> Requirements:

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said Von Grant Fugal on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:38:20 MST: > What if what if what if. If people are going to play nice on the > internet then we can have our current internet. If people aren't going > to play nice then we need a new, enforceable internet. It's really > that simple. uTo

Re: [OT]: remote control (vnc) solution suggestions?

2008-12-03 Thread Corey Edwards
On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 10:27 -0700, Kimball Larsen wrote: > Requirements: > Cross platform server capable of establishing reverse connections to a > configurable destination > Cross platform viewer capable of listening for and handling multiple > simultaneous connections Check out Dimdim. I've

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 08:31:05PM -0700, Andy Bradford wrote: > Thus said Von Grant Fugal on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:38:20 MST: > > > What if what if what if. If people are going to play nice on the > > internet then we can have our current internet. If people aren't going > > to play nice the

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Von Grant Fugal
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 08:31:05PM -0700, Andy Bradford wrote: > > Thus said Von Grant Fugal on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:38:20 MST: > > > > > What if what if what if. If people are going to play nice on the > > > internet then we can have our current internet. If people aren't going > > > to p

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Jason Hall
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Von Grant Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> More likely: bad ISP wheedles Congress for welfare for business, >> A.K.A. bailouts, claiming (incorrectly) that if they go out of >> business, their poor customers won't have Internet service. Ben >> Benanke waves his

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Von Fugal
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Von Grant Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> More likely: bad ISP wheedles Congress for welfare for business, > >> A.K.A. bailouts, claiming (incorrectly) that if they go out of > >> business, their poor customers won't have Internet service. Ben > >> Bena

Ameros will clog the tubes - was Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-03 Thread Michael Torrie
Von Fugal wrote: > Come get your ameros! The amero conspiracy theory is one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time. And in regards to your other commend about the falling dollar, well it's simply not so. The dollar is as strong right now as it was at the beginning of 2007 before it fel