On Mon, 10 May 2004 23:56:31 -0400, andrew arnold <a0arno01 at Louisville.edu> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 23:56:31 -0400 > From: andrew arnold <a0arno01 at Louisville.edu> > Subject: Re: MacGroup: gotomyPC for Macs? > > One other question... What does anyone else use to manage a network of > Macs? > I can keep my powerbook and desktop up to date easily, but it is much > harder > now that I am managing 5-6 more on a network at work. With all the > system > patches and application updates, it is becoming unmanageable. Not all > the > machines on the network have Internet access, so SUCP is useless. I do > have > Versiontracker Pro, but without Internet access, again, those machines > without Internet access are orphaned. Any suggestions? In that case you WOULD want Apple Remote Desktop. The client is included as part of Panther. Others you have to install. The host version is (for up to 10 clients) is $299. That is way cheaper than several copies of TBT. It is designed for supporting multiple Macs on a network and has lots of bells and whistles for that: <http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/> j. -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
