Is there a program that will give me complete control of my comps in my network?

[Toro 45]

I thought I've heard of a program that will give you complete control of the comps in my network. Possibly evening seeing the desktop & accessing the start menu.
Toro

 

[davisdog]

MS Netmeeting allows remote desktop control and is free if you are looking for something simple to set up and cheap...if you active remote desktop sharing in the NM menu all you have to do is type in the ip and it will bring up the desktop of any computer in your network from the one you are sitting at (can be password protected)

 

[digitalman]

i agree that netmeeting would be the way to go. the only thing that you need to realize is the computer that you want to access is the one you call. when you call that computer someone at that computer needs to accept the call and enable the feature that allows you to take over thier desktop. this would work just fine if someone was at the computer and could do this, but if you are trying to access a computer that no one is at and had to run over and accept the call, you might as well do the work from that computer.
dm

 

[Wizkid]

Try VNC, it's free and works quite well: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.html

 

[office boy]

I've used a program called remote control... it works pretty good....

 

[Spiff]

There are numerous options for "Remote Control" access of workstations and servers. What you use will depend on the size of your environment, the scope of what you wish to accomplish, and the amount of money you ahve to spend.

You don't say if this is for home or professional, nor how many systems, so here are a number of options:


- PCAnywhere. For home use or for professional use. Low cost makes it affordable to the home user and the small business.

- VNC. Freeware. Supports multiple platforms. Good for home users or for small business

- Netmeeting. Freeware, but limited in its application. Not a complete remote control resource

- Remote Command Manager. Found in the NT ResKit, it allows for comlete cmd line execution of cmds on remote NT/Win2k systems. Limited in its application as it does not work with Win9x systems nor with non-microsoft systems. However, in small, med, and large enterprise environments, it is extremely useful in performing remote administration.

- SMS 1.2 or 2.0. Expensive. Requires lots of administrative overhead, lots of HW to run. It is most useful for the IT professional in med to large environments as it offers more than just remote control. Inventory, Event-to-Trap translation for remote systems monitoring, electronic software distribution, and complete Remote control Access.

- Intel LANDesk. Multi function application good for med to large businesses. At one time offered integrated AV.

- Tivoli. On par with SMS in its value to professional organizations it offers much the same functionality as SMS. May be more robust in some aspects and supports multiple platforms. I don't recall many details anymore, it's been a long time since I've seen it. It's expensive as well.

 

[ThurzNite]

Spiff, can you email me? I have some questions that I think you can answer. thanx.
Jay

 

[Toro 45]

Thanks these look like some great programs,I'll give them a try.
Toro