You can remote desktop into them, but you'll have to configure their router to allow port forwarding. If you can do that remotely, then you can talk them into turning on remote desktop. If you have the administrator passwords to those machines, and there's no firewall blocking the ports, you're good.
--- Paul Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/1/07, Alan Lukachko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > Of Ted Roche > > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:55 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [NF] Ultra VNC install to remote > workstation > > > > > <snip> > > > You don't mention the OS of the workstations nor > the network operating > > > system nor configuration (workgroup, domain, AD, > etc.), so all I can > > > say is that most NOSes have the ability to run a > script at login, and > > > you could hook into that to do an install. Since > you should have > > > access to the servers, you may be able to do all > the configuration > > > remotely. > > > > The servers in the branches are running Windows > Server 2003. The > > workstations are running WinXP Pro SP2 more or > less up to date. The > > configuration is workgroup i.e. server and all > workstations in one branch > > are under the same name such as BRANCH01. The > servers and workstations have > > fixed IP addresses. > > 2003 & XP - can't you just Remote Desktop into them? > I guess the > workstations won't be configured but couldn't you > talk someone into > doing this over the phone? > > Another posibility is to use the telnet service that > Windows ships > with. Start the service remotely (needs admin > rights...). Run TELNET > [ip address] and you'll get a Command prompt. It's > up to you to > figure out how to get VNC running! > > -- > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
