Take Your Linux PC Anywhere

KingFishKingFish
edited December 2004 in Science & Tech
Symantec's remote management tool is getting its first major facelift in more than a year, with added platform support and a new security scheme.
Symantec's pcAnywhere 11.5, due the first part of December, lets administrators manage servers or end users' workstations without having to be physically present. With the pcAnywhere running as a host on a machine, the IT staffer can run a client program from anywhere in the world and do anything from update the latest security patch to executing a program.

The update by the Cupertino, Calif., company is further acknowledgement of the growing popularity of Linux in the enterprise. Since its initial launch, pcAnywhere has been a Windows-only application, but that's been expanded to include Red Hat Linux and Novell's SUSE Linux. On the desktop, the remote management tool can sit on the KDE and GNOME platforms.

With the Linux Host, IT staffers can remotely manage Linux or Windows machines without having to dual-boot or use multiple devices. Also, by using the pcAnywhere Web Remote, administrators can manage these two operating systems from any system using a Java-based (Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or higher) Web interface that's compatible with either the Internet Explorer or Mozilla Web browser.
woohoo!

Source: InternetNews

Comments

  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    vnc is free and could do this for a long time.
  • NosferatuNosferatu Arizona
    edited November 2004
    Though i'm willing to bet pcAnywhere will be a lot more polished than VNC, we'll see I guess. For now i'd rather use VNC and not deal with the hassle of setting up pcAnywhere.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    I was going to ask, I mean does PCAnywhere actually offer that much more than VNC?
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    polish? how much polish does something like this really need? i love vnc's simplicity, you just type in the address and hit enter and you're there. pcanywhere is so bloated full of crap. why pay <$100 when vnc works just as well, is free, and is only 276kb for the viewer?
  • lightninlightnin
    edited November 2004
    amen kanezfan. long time no see.
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    omfg lightnin!! how you doin man?
  • VNC on RedHat Enterprise 3.0
    edited December 2004
    Hi Guys,
    I am wondering How are implementing VNC on RedHat ?
    The reason I am asking for VNC I have to run a command on TERM box then go to my PC and run VNCViewer in order to connect to the RedHat 3.0 server.

    Is there a simpler way, i.e., having VNC service running even if I reboot the server and at the same NOT running this command every time I want to connect to the server.

    I am new to Linux but that was the solution given by RedHat support !!

    Thanks in Advance
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    You can edit your /etc/rc.local file. Add the following line:
    /sbin/service vncserver start

    This will start the service whenever the server is restarted.
    I suppose there are other ways to do it, but that's just how I did it.
  • alfonso
    edited December 2004
    You can try installing the rpm version of VNC in your RedHat distribution.
    It installs all what you need in your server.
    I the client you just need to install the vncviewer.

    If you want your Linux server to automatically load and create virtual session for many users, you can do that at startup modifying rc.local

    good luck
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