The other alternative is to use the shared browser with a shared proxy; this changes the application structure slightly, but makes it much more like the trivial shared applications that have been done for decades, simply multiplexing input and output.
We did a shared adventure back in '93 that way that was a smash hit :-) --Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of ivo schindler > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:57 AM > To: Hank Magnuski > Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] shared browser with private website possible? > > Hi Hank > > Thank you for your answer, it was the only one! > > you are right in the points of security and so on. but > hardware is out of scope of my thesis and it would use 2 > computer for every node plus your hardware. as i would use AG > for a big amount of Workingspaces i think your proposed > solution is not realistic. > > do you or anybody else know any other solution? i've tested > vnc but this is neither integrated in ag nor does it scale at all. > > thank you and greetings. > ivo schindler > > > On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 07:30:13AM -0700, Hank Magnuski wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, ivo schindler wrote: > > > > > hi all > > > > > > i want to share a private website (secured by htpasswd or > even one > > > in a private subnet). how can i manage that, without giving the > > > login- informations to the others? Is that possbile at all? > > > > Yes. We offer an alternative solution to solve this problem > which is > > more secure and easier to use than the various software solutions > > currently available. > > > > Take a look at this product: > > > > http://www.ncast.com/telepresenterG2.htm > > > > It captures the analog RGB signals from the output of a PC (in your > > case, the secure PC logged into the private subnet showing the > > internal page) and then packetizes and multicasts this image as a > > high-resolution MPEG-4 multicast (1024x768 at 8 frames/sec). > > > > Thus, ANYTHING shown on the desktop of the PC will be captured and > > broadcast to the other nodes (web pages, Powerpoints, Excel, custom > > software, etc.). > > > > The security of the internal network is assured because the link > > between the internal and external networks is an RGB cable > which acts > > as a natural and complete firewall. > > > > Any of the other solutions require the presentation PC to be on the > > external network (the Access Grid nodes) and the internal network > > (private > > subnet) simultaneously, allowing for potential security faults. > > > > If you have any questions about this, or if you would like to see a > > demo of this for your government project, please let me know. > > > > Hank > > > >
