RE: Alternatives To VNC... (Backup Remote Access)

2009-05-12 Thread Long, Phillip GOSS
-Original Message- From: vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Peter Bunn Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:18 AM To: VNC Mailing List Subject: Alternatives To VNC... (Backup Remote Access) Hello: [snip] Can anyone suggest an alternate, secure, r

Annoucement: Community RFB protocol specification

2009-05-12 Thread Pierre Ossman
I'd like to take a break from the regular discussion to announce a new resource in the RFB/VNC world. We're a group of developers who have started working on a "community" version of the RFB specification. The difference compared to the one maintained by RealVNC is that this specification is meant

Re: Alternatives To VNC... (Backup Remote Access)

2009-05-12 Thread IntelliAdmin Support
Hello Peter, I am in the same situation - I have family that is far away, and from time to time the IP changes, or something happens where I need a backup. My backup is LogMeIn free. The website is: http://www.logmeinfree.com I think they limit you to two PCs, but that should not be an issue

Alternatives To VNC... (Backup Remote Access)

2009-05-12 Thread Peter Bunn
Hello: I've been using VNC over SSH to access my Dad's computer for a number of months now. The setup has proven quite reliable, but I'd like to have a parallel remote access method in place in case the VNC/SSH link should fail for some reason. (My Dad is elderly and could not assist with s

VNC List has been down for maintenance

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