Alan Bourke wrote: > On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:11:09 -0500 (EST), "MB Software Solutions General > Account" <[email protected]> said: > >> LogMeIn works great for us. > > Sure, but (presumably) you have to tie up a PC 'back at base' to be > remote controlled, which obviously is fine for some cases. But what if > you had 5 or 10 remote users? > > RDP is a different thing really - the sessions all run on the server. It > can also (IIRC) tell a host 'draw a window here with these > characteristics' to save bandwidth, rather than sending a screen bitmap > which is what LogMeIn, VNC et al do.
FWIW, VNC on Linux doesn't tie up the real display/keyboard/mouse at the home base. Each user gets their own virtual display/keyboard/mouse. It works really well. And yes, you can also control the real display/keyboard/mouse too, if you like. 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** 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.
