On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:33:49 +0200
"Erlichmen, Shay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >> 4) Network Bandwidth. NetMeeting is sluggish even on low-latency
> connections. Running several NetMeeting sessions will >> quickly bog down a
> LAN.
> 
> Are you aware that NetMeeting is using the RDP protocol?, The same protocol
> that Windows Terminal Server is using.
> I don't think that VNC uses the bandwidth better then NetMeeting, other then
> that all the other stuff you mentioned are current.
As I recall Netmeeting uses like 4 to 6 ports on a machine instead of one like vnc. 
that is what makes it so laggy



> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ScanMan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: b 11 cvnax 2001 00:33
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Help me settle a friendlly argument
> 
> 
> 1) Size. VNC fits on a floppy; NetMeeting is huge.
> 2) Speed. NetMeeting takes forever to load.
> 3) RAM footprint. VNC is small enough to be run continuously. NetMeeting
> takes large amounts of RAM.
> 4) Network Bandwidth. NetMeeting is sluggish even on low-latency
> connections. Running several NetMeeting sessions will quickly bog down a
> LAN.
> 5) Can run from a Web browser.
> 6) More flexible.
> 7) More stable & reliable.
> 
> On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 15:19, Dylan McNeill wrote:
> > Folks,
> > Help me enumerate the ways that VNC (and its various flavors such as
> > tightvnc, tridiavnc, etc.) is better for remote desktop admin (mostly
> > troubleshooting, some admin stuff) on a LAN (WindowsNT4 Servers and
> > Workstations, Win2K) running 100Mb (10 mb in a couple places) than
> > Microsoft's NetMeeting Desktop Sharing services. Or point me to a web
> > site that does a comparison. The one point he has on me is that
> > Netmeeting3 is already installed on W2K pro. I counter with the "push"
> > scripts for VNC. Thanks.
> >
> > -----------------
> > J.Dylan McNeill
> > Technology Coordinator
> > Oregon Community School District #220
> > OCUSD District Office
> > 206 South Tenth Street
> > 815.732.4313
> > Oregon, IL 61061
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