Noise Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi I want to be able to have access to any machine in the office from one central computer - what is the best way to do this ? Thanks N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Quick and easy, Remote Desktop (assuming you're using XP Pro). http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_mccreadie Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I use Tight VNC (www.tightvnc.com) to remotely access our office computers. You could also use the remote desktop feature in windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks for your replies. David, do you use TightVNC over the net ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Warner Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I use www.logmein.com and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisthenes Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 i use UltraVNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 How do you guys find VNC clients? In the past when I've used them, I've always found them to be slow and the mouse movement quite slow. I found the opposite to be true with RDP and LogMeIn, although both of the latter I've found to cause crashes or technical issues at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester_Masterson Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 With VNC and UltraVNC (same core code) I have found that setting the graphics on the remote machine very low, it does help with performance. But yes, overall, it's still clunky. I wonder if it is any better over a gigabit ethernet? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 With VNC and UltraVNC (same core code) I have found that setting the graphics on the remote machine very low, it does help with performance. But yes, overall, it's still clunky. I wonder if it is any better over a gigabit ethernet? Anyone? Last time I used VNC it was on my internal Gigabit network. Still clunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi I want to be able to have access to any machine in the office from one central computer - what is the best way to do this ? Thanks N In what context? Do you want to control other workstations or render nodes? If its workstations, see above. If its render nodes, look into a KVM switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 In what context? Do you want to control other workstations or render nodes? If its workstations, see above. If its render nodes, look into a KVM switch. I've used high end KVM switches before, so I'm curious to know what advantage there is to use them on a render node vs a workstation. A render node would still have an OS installed, so a software solution could still be used and would be free. What advantages did you see with the KVS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Not sure really. Its what I use and I find it a very logical hardware solution. I like pushing a button and having the related computer terminal pop up on the screen..... If I can have exactly the same in VNC, I would probably keep the KVM anyway. Am I a nostalgic modern traditionalist? I like having a separate mouse and keyboard for the farm also. I think it just helps the mental separation. Oh, and the hardware probably cost me around $120 (IOGear 8 port KVM) plus $5 for mouse and keyboard (amazing) + cables. Edited January 7, 2009 by Tommy L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecton3d Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I use uvnc on my small gigabit network and it's very snappy... just a touch slower than realtime on a workstation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buchhofer Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) If you're noticing extreme vnc slowness on a render slave, you can turn down the video cards hardware acceleration a few levels, and that should speed you up. (Oh, thats under Desktop properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshooting) If its a workstation, you get to look for a new solution Edited January 7, 2009 by Dave Buchhofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buchhofer Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Not sure really. Its what I use and I find it a very logical hardware solution. I like pushing a button and having the related computer terminal pop up on the screen..... If I can have exactly the same in VNC, I would probably keep the KVM anyway. Am I a nostalgic modern traditionalist? I like having a separate mouse and keyboard for the farm also. I think it just helps the mental separation. Oh, and the hardware probably cost me around $120 (IOGear 8 port KVM) plus $5 for mouse and keyboard (amazing) + cables. Thats all well and good, as long as you're physically NEAR the farm ours is in a closet nearly a city block away on the other side of the office~! I use VNC for workstations/render slaves, and logmein for home/my workstation love... both are good as far as the 'free' solutions go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_mccreadie Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks for your replies. David, do you use TightVNC over the net ? I use it both over the internal network and over the net. It can be a little clunky but its fine for what i need it for, which tends just to be getting an app running or checking the progress on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Remote Desktop is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmccoy Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I use LogMeIn aswell and love it. It's been extremely nice using it to access my work computer from home. At work I use both Remote Desktop and the traditional method of getting up and walking over to our small render farm that is setup using a KVM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil poppleton Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Logmein simple and free, for home link to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSAJAF Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 hello mr:), net support manager is the best program for monitoring other computers in your network because iam using in my company to monitor nearly 15-50 rendernodes:) if u need the software help reply me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarinClifton Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 We currently use windows Remote desktop on about 20-30 nodes, but recently saw this solution which we are planning on trying soon.... refamo from ixor3d For direct access over the web we have a FireBox, which has a fantastic remote vpn client... Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 We currently use windows Remote desktop on about 20-30 nodes, but recently saw this solution which we are planning on trying soon.... refamo from ixor3d For direct access over the web we have a FireBox, which has a fantastic remote vpn client... Darin it seems really handy. but i don't find the link to the demo version.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarinClifton Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 it seems really handy. but i don't find the link to the demo version.. You just need to send them an email for an eval license. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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