Hello all,
Ive seen the previous threads on remote software, but the software suggested, for the most part doesnt seem to address the application im looking at software for.
I'm a network admin for a branch plant of a large corporation. we have probably 200+ PCs on our LAN. I currently use remote desktop to access other users pc's for administration purposes which has its limitations in what I need to do.
What I want is a PCAnywhere type of software, that will let me log onto a users machine without cancelling their current session. I need to see the screen as they see it, so i can address the issues they are having. Pc Anywhere would probably work perfectly, but I am more than likely going to have to pitch a cheaper option to my plant manager.
Also, with 200 pc's on my network, I really do not want to have to physically walk across the plant to install host software on their computer and then return to my office to begin the remote session. So, in other words, if the computer I need to remote to needs an applet installed, I want to be able to do that remotely from my PC.
Ive looked at several trail versions of software and only one so far seem to meet most of my requirements.
Its called Dameware Mini Remote Control. It would also be nice but i guess not completely necessary if that program would not install a tray icon or at least anything readily noticable to the user, which is what the dameware applet does. It intsalls a tray icon that has administration settings that would allow a user to mess with authentication settings for that machine, which is a no, no. I havent played around with it enough to see if there is a way around it, but its still unsettling.
What I would like to know is what other software is out there that I can contrast and compare to in function as well as price that will do what i need?
Ive seen the previous threads on remote software, but the software suggested, for the most part doesnt seem to address the application im looking at software for.
I'm a network admin for a branch plant of a large corporation. we have probably 200+ PCs on our LAN. I currently use remote desktop to access other users pc's for administration purposes which has its limitations in what I need to do.
What I want is a PCAnywhere type of software, that will let me log onto a users machine without cancelling their current session. I need to see the screen as they see it, so i can address the issues they are having. Pc Anywhere would probably work perfectly, but I am more than likely going to have to pitch a cheaper option to my plant manager.
Also, with 200 pc's on my network, I really do not want to have to physically walk across the plant to install host software on their computer and then return to my office to begin the remote session. So, in other words, if the computer I need to remote to needs an applet installed, I want to be able to do that remotely from my PC.
Ive looked at several trail versions of software and only one so far seem to meet most of my requirements.
Its called Dameware Mini Remote Control. It would also be nice but i guess not completely necessary if that program would not install a tray icon or at least anything readily noticable to the user, which is what the dameware applet does. It intsalls a tray icon that has administration settings that would allow a user to mess with authentication settings for that machine, which is a no, no. I havent played around with it enough to see if there is a way around it, but its still unsettling.
What I would like to know is what other software is out there that I can contrast and compare to in function as well as price that will do what i need?
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