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Re: [LUG] LogMeIn - WAS "Ubuntu In The Clouds - The Revolution"

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:00:19 +0100
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>   
>> Grant Sewell wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thu, 07 May 2009 08:59:44 +0100
>>> Rob Beard wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Nick Roach wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> Does sound interesting. Always worry about the security of things
>>>>> like this though.
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> To be honest I can do that already anyway with VNC tunneled over
>>>> SSH, or using FreeNX, and for accessing Windows machines I use
>>>> LogMein (at www.logmein.com) which is free and also has a Java
>>>> client and in the case of no java or no Internet Explorer it can
>>>> send images one frame at a time (slow but it does work).
>>>>
>>>> Rob
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I use LogMeIn to remotely connect to Windows machines I manage too,
>>> but I don't use the Java client.  *shudder*
>>>
>>> After much hunting, I found a Linux client - I have the .deb file if
>>> you want it (I can't remember where I found it).
>>>
>>> Grant.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Actually doing a quick Google search turned up this...
>>
>> https://secure.logmein.com/labs.asp?lang=en
>>
>> Just trying it now.
>>
>> Rob
>>     
>
> That'd be the one, and the same version I have too... clearly they
> don't do much on the development side...
>
> Grant.
>
>   

It works much better than the Java version though.  I just wish they'd 
have a Linux client so I can bung it on some Linux desktops I have at 
home for those occasions I'm out and use someone else's PC.

Rob

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