PC Anywhere vs VNC (Tight/Real) CPU usage

[ugh]

Hi folks,

I'm currently using TightVNC to access a really slow PC (P200MMX) and a not so slow PC (Celeron 400). Whenever I move the mouse or do a bit more things, the CPU on the client PC will shoot up to 100%. Any idea if PC Anywhere will lower down the CPU usage?

Thanks.

 

[WannaFly]

have you tried realVNC? I use it ona 900Mhz and it uses no CPU whatsoever. Also, see if tightVNC has a "poll full screen" option, if it does, shut it off.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: ugh
Hi folks,

I'm currently using TightVNC to access a really slow PC (P200MMX) and a not so slow PC (Celeron 400). Whenever I move the mouse or do a bit more things, the CPU on the client PC will shoot up to 100%. Any idea if PC Anywhere will lower down the CPU usage?

Thanks.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of VNC but there is a commercial program that kicks it's butt and is pretty cheap. It's called "proxy" from funk software and it's the best remote control program I've seen. (haven't looked at pc anywhere in a few versions though...don't like it really)

Here's a link to the 30 day demo

 

[McMadman]

I've used vnc for awhile now, its not as featured as pcanywhere, but I've used it due to the fact its tiny (I can send someone a 900k file to run, and it'd setup and run the server) and its free (unlike pcanywhere which is huge, and has a price tag of $179.95!)

There are a bunch of vnc variants, there may be better ones suited to lower cpu systems.

 

[Smilin]

Ouch! I didn't know PC anywhere cost so much!

That proxy thing I recommended is like $19.95 or something unless you get it in bulk (we paid about 6 bucks each but bought a bunch of em)

 

[McMadman]

The idea of remote access has really caught on nowadays, with xp having built in remote access, and then theres that one site that offers remote access using an activex (java?) applet and some sort of server on the remote system (that costs a monthly fee however)

It is very handy if theres something you needed to get off your system but you're at a friends house.

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: Smilin
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of VNC but there is a commercial program that kicks it's butt and is pretty cheap. It's called "proxy" from funk software and it's the best remote control program I've seen. (haven't looked at pc anywhere in a few versions though...don't like it really)

Here's a link to the 30 day demo

Thanks for the link. Any idea how CPU friendly the proggie is?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: ugh

Originally posted by: Smilin
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of VNC but there is a commercial program that kicks it's butt and is pretty cheap. It's called "proxy" from funk software and it's the best remote control program I've seen. (haven't looked at pc anywhere in a few versions though...don't like it really)

Here's a link to the 30 day demo

Thanks for the link. Any idea how CPU friendly the proggie is?

I've been playing with Proxy for the past few days and am VERY impressed. I'm running the host on one of those GW500 systems from Hot Deals awhile back (Cel 633, 256 MB PC100) and the CPU usage is MINIMAL compared to VNC! Plus the file transfer and remote printing features are excellent. There are 2 drawbacks though: if you run your host system w/o a keyboard & mouse, you need to download drivers for virtual devices from Funk, which they hide pretty well on their site as well as any documentation of this glitch (had me confused for a day! :|) and the licenses are pretty expensive for what it is.

 

[aircooled]

Are they 2000/XP machines??? (probably not judging by the mhz)
I prefer Remote Desktop which is integrated in windows 2000/XP.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Are they 2000/XP machines??? (probably not judging by the mhz)
I prefer Remote Desktop which is integrated in windows 2000/XP.

Remote Desktop is nice, 2000 offers Terminal Server, and this is only available in the Server flavors (not Pro). The 2 are compatible (you can access a Terminal Server with Remote Desktop Client). I was going to go this route for accessing my 2000 Server mediaserver (the aforementioned GW500 box) with RDC, but TS disables sound on the server PC, which is exactly what I don't need for playing wma's. Server 2003 offers a more robust TS (like RD on XP, supports sound) and improved Windows Media Services (I'm pumped about that), so I'm probably going to go that route once 2003 is readily available.

So far, out of all the remote admin tools I've used (RealVNC, TightVNC, Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, Funk Proxy, PCAnywhere), I definitely like Funk Proxy the best. The one thing missing is the copy-paste available with RD, but the file transfer pane is just as easy to use. Guess I'm going to have to shell out for a couple of licenses until I can afford 2003 Server (and have the time to install it on my mediaserver).

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: ugh

Originally posted by: Smilin
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of VNC but there is a commercial program that kicks it's butt and is pretty cheap. It's called "proxy" from funk software and it's the best remote control program I've seen. (haven't looked at pc anywhere in a few versions though...don't like it really)

Here's a link to the 30 day demo

Thanks for the link. Any idea how CPU friendly the proggie is?

It runs pretty well. The worst case scenario I've used it under is connecting to a Pentium 133 across a 56k frame relay link. It was a little bit choppy but more than usable. The bottleneck seemed to be more from the 56k link than the p133 cpu.

 

[glugglug]

If you enable desktop sharing in NetMeeting it uses the same RDP drivers as Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, just it uses the local desktop session rather than creating a new one. Uses practically no CPU and blows any VNC variant away speed-wise. Note: If desktop sharing is enabled, Direct3D programs will not load.

 

[ugh]

Originally posted by: glugglug
If you enable desktop sharing in NetMeeting it uses the same RDP drivers as Terminal Services/Remote Desktop, just it uses the local desktop session rather than creating a new one. Uses practically no CPU and blows any VNC variant away speed-wise. Note: If desktop sharing is enabled, Direct3D programs will not load.

Is it possible to enable Netmeeting on Windows NT 4 Server?