Bigt question, how do you know it isn't? Kind regards
<--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 / +1 209 436 9443 Vic. Australia: +61 38 8205930 Vic. Australia +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 22 Apr 2013, at 02:36, Dane trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > No, I don't see problems with port forwarding but other people do, everyone > isn't as Tech minded as you or I are so that's the problem, a lot of people > can't even use their computer let alone configure a router. > > As for security? Well its no worse than anything else around. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith > Sent: Monday, 22 April 2013 11:33 AM > To: Windows Access; Share Your Enthusiasm! > Subject: Re: JAWS tandem > > Hi Dane > > What bothers me here is probably just my own paranoia. However, I would > certainly not be comfortable with using internal network infrastructure > functionality via a third-party server. I personally don't see what the > problem is with forwarding one port in the router/firewall configuration. > After all, you yourself have used that method for years, as have many. I > personally have used RDPm, as it used to be called, and also Citrix on main > frame machines with a great deal of success for many years now. Granted, I > haven't done so in a while but I'd have no problem trying this. I'd love to > get my hands on a Jaws demo system so that I could try this actually. I am > certainly not condemning what I haven't ever used. Unfortunately, however, > I'm not prepared to pay out the license fee so I'd probably be looking to > try and get it from Access to Work if I could. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > <[email protected]> > > Telephone: > > United Kingdom: Free Phone: > 0800 8620538 > > Mobile: > +44 7907 823971 > > Europe and other non-specified: > +44 1642 688095 > > United States Of America And Canada: > +1 646 9151493 > / > +1 209 436 9443 > > Vic. Australia: > +61 38 8205930 > Vic. Australia > +61 39 0284505 > > Fax: > +44 1642 365123 > > Follow Us On Twitter: > <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> > > Skype: > <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> > > ------------------------------ > > > > > On 21 Apr 2013, at 16:04, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If I may come in here given I think I'm responsible for starting the > thread <smile>. >> >> What Gordon was using is called Remote Desktop and I understand that > Freedom Science Fiction were charging extra for that functionality in JAWS > etc, not sure whether this is still the case or not. >> >> We're talking here of JAWS Tandem - in the Window-Eyes world its called > Remote Assistance - where a user asks for help and another user "Offers" > help, a password is then exchanged between the 2 users of tandem and a > connection established between the 2 users via the Freedom Science Fiction > Tandem server. >> >> When connection is made the user who made the "Offer" of help is able to > control the other computer and thus get feedback. >> >> The nice thing about Tandem - apart from the obvious power and flexibility > of the system - is that both parties don't have to do anything special to > their systems, that is to say no ports need to be opened, no special Windows > functions or features need to be enabled etc, wish I could say the same for > the Window-Eyes Remote Assistance functions, I've managed to get the system > working but it took some time, installing this, reinstalling that etc and > even now connections are problematic. >> >> >> On 21/04/2013, at 9:00 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Chris >>> >>> Is this a standard function of Jaws now? I always understood it to cost > extra. However, Gordon has had great success with Window-Eyes in this regard > although yes, it does involve making a slight change to your router's > configuration in most case. >>> >>> Lynne >>> >>> On 14 Apr 2013, at 08:42, chris h (sky) <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> . I admit the Tandem feature in Jaws is excellent for its purpose, to > provide support remotely to another Jaws user. This was one reason why I > bought Jaws back when it was version 10, plus a Sma, just so i can take > advantage of the Tandem function to help, amongst others, my best friend who > lives all the way in Bolton while I live in Derbyshire. I will stress this > is the only, and I mean only, time I really need Jaws. Other than that it's > Nvda for me. I also bought Window-Eyes in the hopes of taking advantage of > their Remote Assistance solution, but since later versions of 7.5, all hopes > were lost, since they now expect you or the recipient to configure the > router so that the ports are forwarded. This is ridiculous in my view and > shows the lack of respect between Gw Micro and those who do not have a clue > on how to forward ports. With Tandem, it just works. 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