Ummmmm,
which suggestion?
VNC & TightVNC http://www.tightvnc.com/ are free and run on
linux and windows and does what your VERY limited description
of your requirement needs.

> I need a solution for Linux, and it needs to be cheap. So your
> suggestion below won't work.
> 
> Michael Martinez
> System Administrator (Contractor)
> Information Systems and Technology Management
> CSREES - United States Department of Agriculture
> (202) 720-6223
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Is there an Alternative for Tarantella?
> 
> 
>> "Martinez, Michael - CSREES/ISTM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote ..
>>> Is there a tarantella-like software for Linux, used to allow dial up
>>> users a browsable interface to our Windows servers, that is free or
>>> cheap? 
>> 
>> Have you compared the price of Caldera/SCO's Tarentella for Linux to
>> the price it would cost you for MS's own solution?  T runs on Linux
>> but also lends support for other os's in connectivity.   
>> 
>> Secondly, VNC runs on Linux, HP-UX and other unix, as well as Windows
>> and gives you a pc-anywhere like connection to the above os's.
>> Dial out, then run VNC to receive the remote desktop on your local PC.
>>  http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
>> 
>> Peter
> 
> Re: VNC - get "TightVNC" since the VNC people don't give a damn about
> how slow it runs or how much bandwidth it uses.
> They code to allow for people to do something about that but
> specifically say that is not their problem to implement themselves. VNC
> is PAINFULLY slow even on my local 100Mbit network!!!
> TightVNC is quite a bit faster
> (but still a little slow considering I'm using 100Mbit links between my
> computers upstairs and downstairs)

-- 
-Cheers
-Andrew

MS ... if only he hadn't been hang gliding!



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