Greetings.
-=[INTRODUCTION]=- I've read the list (not much there) and the FAQ's, and some Usenet posts here and there, BUT (there's always a catch) I'd like to review with the list, if possible. I just want to make sure that I'm understanding this properly, since VNC, Zeb, etc. are all new technologies to me. I'm coming from an NT-centric networking background, you see. -=[DESCRIPTION]=- Anyhoo, first I'll describe my network setup. I have about 1 main office with about 30 PC's, 2 servers, a firewall, and 2 network printers. In the field I have approximately 15 PC's on aDSL, with no hardware firewalls. They're a mixture, but predominantly win2k, with a random smattering of 98 and ME (BLECH). My desktop is running winPcap, vnc4, and Kaboodle. I auto-detect all the machines and printers on my LAN just fine (HOORAY), and I can see machines going on and off the network like they should (HIP-HIP-HOORAY). -=[QUESTIONS]=- My first question is about remote installs -- I can't seem to do any. I have no problem with having to manually install vnc on all the remote machines and configuring them by hand, but if there's a way to do it while sitting in my quasi-comfortable office, I'd much prefer that. Oh, and do I JUST need to install VNC, or should I install winPcap and Kaboodle on them as well? Question the second: how can I make sure that I can take control of any PC from any other PC, but that no one else can? I'd like them not to even know they're running any kind of Remote Desktop, if possible, but I'd also like to be able to take exclusive control (e.g. they can't use the mouse or the keyboard). The reason for this is because most of my users are so unfamiliar with technology, they'd probably shut down and restart if they saw the mouse moving without a by-your-leave. Question the third: when transmitting over a local network, are the packets compressed / encrypted? I'd like to enable this, if possible. Question the fourth: I'd like to be able to reach out and touch my remote sites, but all that stuff about Kaboodle Proxy confused the me beyond belief. I gather, right now, that a) Kaboodle Proxy is not working, and b) that I might not even need it at all? Final question, Regis: Is it possible, using Kaboodle / VNC to make sure that ALL network traffic from my remote sites is a) encrypted, b) funneled through my LAN, and c) delivered to the outside world? The reason I'm wondering this is so that I can set up a content filter (considering using Dansguard) and it would be MUCH easier to do so 1 time than 16 times. In addition, this would effictively put those machines behind the firewall, and would greatly ease my efforts to get them properly managed / upgraded / protected. -=[CONCLUSION]=- Thanks for taking the time to read this agonizingly long clue search. I hope you don't just say "RTFM" as I have. I guess I just need a clue-by-four upside the head to get me started. Wonderful product so far, though. Have you given any thought to having alternate display modes? Thanks in Advance, David H. Barr Sys / Net Admin Oklahoma Goodwill Industries 410 SW Third Street Oklahoma City, OK 73109 PH: 405.236.4451 FX: 405.235.7215 EM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Kaboodle-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kaboodle-user To UNSUBSCRIBE, click on the above link.
