Re: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread rachel
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:21 AM Subject: RE: Bios access > But that's OS ontop of OS ect > > -Original Message- > From: jlupo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 October 2002 11:48 > To: vnc-list > Cc: jlupo

RE: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread Floyd Russell
Daniel |> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:04 PM |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> Subject: Re: Bios access |> |> |> Steve Bostedor wrote: |> |> > Your best bet is to look into remote management cards [...] |> > They basically plug into a PCI slot and allow you to dial int

Re: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread Illtud Daniel
Steve Bostedor wrote: > Your best bet is to look into remote management cards [...] > They basically plug into a PCI slot and allow you to dial into it > and get full access to the computer. As far as I know, there are > not any VNC powered cards like this, but it may be a direction for > someo

Re: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:11:44 +0100, Illtud Daniel wrote: >> So, in conclusion, there is no way to remote-update a pc's bios w/o >> some proprietary auxillary card. And in addition, this solution may >> prove quite expensive. Correct? > >Freshmeat pulls up this: >http://sourceforge.net/projects/bi

Re: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread Illtud Daniel
Sorin Srbu wrote: > So, in conclusion, there is no way to remote-update a pc's bios w/o > some proprietary auxillary card. And in addition, this solution may > prove quite expensive. Correct? Freshmeat pulls up this: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bioswriter/ "BIOS Writer copies the settings o

RE: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread justin . porteous
But that's OS ontop of OS ect -Original Message- From: jlupo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 11:48 To: vnc-list Cc: jlupo Subject: RE: Bios access There is a program called VMWare that allows you to run almost any operating system on a Windows computer including N

Re: Bios access

2002-10-15 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:22:38 -0500, Alex K. Angelopoulos wrote: >> >What OS are the PCs running, and what kind of remote access method do you >have >> >for them now? >> >> Win2k. I use VNC for the clients and TSC/VNC/Radmin-combo on the >> servers. There's nothing like reduncancy for the servers.

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Steve Palocz
You are not accessing the systems bios. You are accessing a virtual bios created by the vmware program. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jae P. Lupo Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Bios access

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2002-10-14 Thread Jae P. Lupo
: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bios access KVM over ip or Cybex KVMs controled by pcanywhere are the only thing I know of to do this: http://www.cybex.com/ or KVMs like that. They are very ery expensive though. VNC never worked as when the resolution would change

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread rachel
whereas pcanywhere would simply change with the resolution. - Original Message - From: "Graeme Chinnery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VNC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Bios access > As far as I know this is impossible

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
om: "Nick Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 09:46 Subject: RE: Bios access > With respect, I think that's overstating the case a little; NT has always > had a multi-user-aware kernel, and this has been taken advantage of sin

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Nick Palmer
gelopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 15:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bios access This is still an "undiscovered country" as far as I'm concerned. I think a big fundamental issue here is PC history; its only with the far-end of Win2K that we've start

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Original Message - From: "Sorin Srbu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 07:36 Subject: Re: Bios access > On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:32:46 -0500, Alex K. Angelopoulos wrote: > > >What OS are the PCs running, and what k

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
it on first. 8-) >-Original Message- >From: sorin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 14 October 2002 01:07 >To: vnc-list >Cc: sorin >Subject: RE: Bios access > > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:19:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >wrote: > >>It wouldn't be good

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
ot;Sorin Srbu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 06:06 >Subject: RE: Bios access > > >> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:19:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> wrote: >> >> >It wouldn't be good if you could re

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Steve Bostedor
cards like this, but it may be a direction for someone to go in. (hint, hint) Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com -Original Message- From: Graeme Chinnery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 11:51 PM To: VNC Subject: Bios access As far as I know this is impos

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread justin . porteous
rrect software, you will need to have your BIOS Chip flashed. Justin -Original Message- From: sorin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 01:07 To: vnc-list Cc: sorin Subject: RE: Bios access On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:19:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It wouldn't be good

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Graeme Chinnery
t; From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 05:19 > Subject: RE: Bios access > > > no, it's only for compaq, lookup something like Compaq Management Agents, > > Or Compaq Insight Manager. > > > > As for Generic t

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 04:23:36 -0700, Seth Kurtzberg wrote: >You may have some chance of doing this if the BIOS supports network booting, >but most don't. Most, if not all, our dept computers are WOL-enabled. Is this what you mean by network booting? >> >As far as I know this is impossible but,

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Sorin, What OS are the PCs running, and what kind of remote access method do you have for them now? - Original Message - From: "Sorin Srbu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 06:06 Subject: RE: Bios access > On Mon, 14 Oct 20

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Seth Kurtzberg
You may have some chance of doing this if the BIOS supports network booting, but most don't. On Monday 14 October 2002 12:40 am, Sorin Srbu wrote: > On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:51:19 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: > >As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the > >bios settin

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Seth Kurtzberg
> > Nick Palmer > IT Manager > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Graeme Chinnery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 October 2002 04:51 > To: VNC > Subject: Bios access > > > As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the bios >

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Illtud Daniel
Graeme Chinnery wrote: > > Well those aren't cheap that's for sure... > and not much use for what i want sadly... > The only way i can access then is through the net. The way you do it is to ssh in to a box which is connected via a serial cable to a RealWeasel in the box you want to be able to g

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:19:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It wouldn't be good if you could remotly play with the bios and change >the setting while someone is workingo n the pc. No, scheduled reboot would be the way to activate the new settings. 8*) >kind of like me changing you cabaretor o

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 05:19 Subject: RE: Bios access > no, it's only for compaq, lookup something like Compaq Management Agents, > Or Compaq Insight Manager. > > As for Generic things,

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread justin . porteous
re driving, you would have to stop (or reboot) What exactly do you want to do? J -Original Message- From: sorin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 10:20 To: vnc-list Cc: sorin Subject: RE: Bios access On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:32:03 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Try Compaq

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
D]] >Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:00 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Bios access > > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:16:40 +0200, Jong, Leon de wrote: > >>Take a look at: http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html > >This is payware. Are there any free software solutions to

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Graeme Chinnery
l > > Regards, > > Lion. > > -Original Message- > From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 09:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bios access > > On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:51:19 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: > > &g

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Jong, Leon de
I don't think so. You allways gonna need hardware to do this (to bypass the BIOS). Regards, Lion. -Original Message- From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Bios access On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:16:40

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
02 09:41 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Bios access > > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:51:19 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: > >>As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the >>bios settings remotely??? >> >>I have someone in anothe

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Nick Palmer
ns in the OS after startup (like the TSETUP stuff with Toshiba laptops, but again that's proprietary). Nick Palmer IT Manager -Original Message- From: Graeme Chinnery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 04:51 To: VNC Subject: Bios access As far as I know this is impo

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:32:03 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Try Compaq I don't get it... Does Compaq make generic software for remote bios access? >-Original Message- >From: gchinnery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 14 October 2002 05:51 >To: vnc-list >Cc: g

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Jong, Leon de
Take a look at: http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html Regards, Lion. -Original Message- From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 09:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bios access On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:51:19 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: >As

Re: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread Sorin Srbu
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:51:19 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: >As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the >bios settings remotely??? > >I have someone in another location that needs the bios changed in there >comp. and I can't gain physical access to it for a while and no

RE: Bios access

2002-10-14 Thread justin . porteous
Try Compaq -Original Message- From: gchinnery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 October 2002 05:51 To: vnc-list Cc: gchinnery Subject: Bios access As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the bios settings remotely??? I have someone in another location that

Bios access

2002-10-13 Thread Graeme Chinnery
As far as I know this is impossible but, is there anyway to access the bios settings remotely??? I have someone in another location that needs the bios changed in there comp. and I can't gain physical access to it for a while and no one there knows anything about comps... Any ideas??? Thanks gr