Hi all, --> So...gotta ask...would it work to simply install and register EchoVNC -->as a service, via that first InstantVNC session, and thereby have something -->which survives reboots? Too much of a hassle to de-install when done?
Here's my problem with EchoVNC when you install you have to run the setup wizard to point to your server. Also you create a password that you will use to connect. Then when you go to uninstall in Windows xp as as soon as you click yes to "are you sure" the service is stopped I get booted and the user is left with three pop-ups and I dont get a chance for a final reboot. Oh and dont forget you have to transfer EchoVNC to them, using the new Kick @$$ file transfer. If instant VNC had simply a command line switch (like I suggested at the start of this post) that clicks okay for you, we could then easily turn it into a service (firedaemon or whatever). So now in this case there is no uninstallation you simply have to disable the service before you leave. So when I'm done I open services and disable the service (Dont Stop IT!) I can then stay connected and finish up, close all windows, etc. This also allows me to stay connected for my final re-boot. When the pc comes back up the service will not start because it's disabled. So, Could I live with installing EchoVNC on first connection? Yeah.. I could. I just really like the "cleanliness" of the latter. BTW, I'm new here, I had no idea Instant VNC was such a hit. I posted this at 630 PM EST and look at all the responses. Keep up the good work. Dbrinks On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Scott Mize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, > > With that said then I am all for seeing InstantVNC becoming a service on the > first install, to facilitate reboots without user interaction. > > Scottie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Best [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:31 PM > To: Scott Mize > Cc: Steve Sobol; Dan Horning; hin lee; Echovnc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Echovnc-users] Instant VNC command line switches > > > Yep, even though InstantVNC supports one-time passwords, most > InstantVNC clients connect with no session password, so there is a > privacy/security consideration. > > The way I usually suggest addressing this is as follows: > > 1. Setup a connection group on your echoServer, but make it private > 2. Add a user account, make it a member of that group, and give the > user account the "see all" power. > > The remote clients all login to the connection group, but the support > provider logs into the user account. That way ... only the support > provider > (who knows the special user account and password) can obtain a list of > available partner names and initiate connections to them. > > cheers, > Scott > > > On Jul 30, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Scott Mize wrote: > >> The privacy issue is worth consideration >> >> Scottie >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Sobol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 6:31 PM >> To: Dan Horning >> Cc: Scott Mize; hin lee; Scott Best; Echovnc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Echovnc-users] Instant VNC command line switches >> >> >> Quoting "Dan Horning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> why not... the connections take up a little more than a ping every so >>> often to keep the link available .... until you open a connection you >>> shouldn't have much if any of a load on your server from this. >>> >>> ... or am i wrong on that? >> >> Nope. I have a couple hundred computers registered with the EchoServer >> at work. >> >> I think it might be more of a privacy issue for the people using >> InstantVNC, than anything else. >> >> >> -- >> Steve Sobol / Victorville, CA, USA >> It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living >> room. >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Echovnc-users mailing list > Echovnc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/echovnc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Echovnc-users mailing list Echovnc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/echovnc-users
