On 29 March 2011 11:23, Jon Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am surprised no one has created a service like LogMeIn [0] yet for > Linux/Ubuntu. > > I have used it in the past to support Windows machines (as LogMeIn only > works on Windows), but the great thing is that you can do the controlling > (i.e. the remote viewer) through any web browser, which is obviously OS > independent. > > All i do is on the remote machine, either myself or instruct the person > there, to go to the logmein site, log in with my details, then there is a > button to 'Add this computer' which downloads and installs a little program, > so that from then on, the user can just turn the program on when they want > support and I can log into the site and see in my list of computers that > they are online, and connect to them. > > Why has someone not made this easy for Ubuntu? > > Although I do remember playing (successfully) with a Java based version of > VNC... that worked through a web browser, but still required the set up on > the client, with the complication of port forwarding, dynamic dns etc. > > LogMeIn does not require you to fiddle with port forwarding or dynamic dns > things at all. > > Teamviewer has a Linux client that's free to use. I've played with a product called Echoware from echogent.com which allows you to run your own remote support server, which has a closed source shareware packet relay server but otherwise uses VNC and SSH. The server is shareware ($50 for a perpetual licence) and is easy to set up, so if you have a business based around remote support it's worth doing, but for casual support, Teamviewer is free and doesn't have the overhead. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood My CV: http://bit.ly/sfg <http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv>_new_cv "Is this your sanderling?"
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