Active Topics
-
Maemo 20th Anniversary (4)
to Brainstorm by teroyk - 19 hrs, 13 mins ago -
Nokia Booklet 3G (RX-75) Drivers (64)
to Alternatives by teroyk - 19 hrs, 29 mins ago -
Porting apps to Leste (46)
to Maemo 7 / Leste by teroyk - 2 days, 23 hrs ago -
Maemo repository (8)
to Community by Maemish - 6 days, 17 hrs ago - more...
|
2007-01-29
, 21:13
|
|
Posts: 81 |
Thanked: 1 time |
Joined on Dec 2005
|
#12
|
Originally Posted by fldude99
I'm not familiar with GotomyPC or Logmein, but in any case, VNC isn't specific to the N800. You can get VNC clients for your PC at home as well. I would suggest that you try that first--there is documentation at realvnc.com that may be of assistance. If you can get VNC working from your home PC to your office PC, then this means that you may be able to get it to work from the N800 as well.
Right now, if I need to access my office computer while away (on vacation..etc) I either use GotomyPC or Logmein (don't ask why I have both!!). My office computer utilizes a typical LAN with DHCP for my workstations. So I was hoping that when I leave town, I won't have to lug my laptop in order to access my office PC if I can do the same with the N800 and VNC. Are you saying that is not the intended use of VNC? Thanks!
Aaron
|
|
2007-01-29
, 21:13
|
|
Posts: 373 |
Thanked: 56 times |
Joined on Dec 2005
@ Ottawa, ON
|
#13
|
Originally Posted by fldude99
Does GotomyPC not work with the browser built into the Nokia IT? Is it java-based?
Right now, if I need to access my office computer while away (on vacation..etc) I either use GotomyPC or Logmein (don't ask why I have both!!). My office computer utilizes a typical LAN with DHCP for my workstations. So I was hoping that when I leave town, I won't have to lug my laptop in order to access my office PC if I can do the same with the N800 and VNC. Are you saying that is not the intended use of VNC? Thanks!
VNC is used for that same sort of purpose but it is more for use in networks where you have control over a bit of the infrastructure between server and client (i.e. within a LAN or over a VPN) as it has no built-in encryption AFAIK and does not traverse NAT firewalls without some sort of help ... two very important things for free-range remote access to your desktop.
|
|
2007-01-29
, 21:27
|
|
Posts: 101 |
Thanked: 14 times |
Joined on Jan 2007
|
#14
|
GotomyPC is java based, so doesn't work with the N800. I suppose I'm basically sol on trying to use the N800 for this use. Thx for the help.
|
|
2007-01-29
, 21:43
|
|
Posts: 373 |
Thanked: 56 times |
Joined on Dec 2005
@ Ottawa, ON
|
#15
|
Originally Posted by fldude99
Well, there is work ongoing to get some java on the tablet OS so you may not be SOL forever. There is also work on getting C#/Mono working on the tablet so that might be another option in the future.
GotomyPC is java based, so doesn't work with the N800. I suppose I'm basically sol on trying to use the N800 for this use. Thx for the help.
You are not necessarily SOL regardless. It just takes some work to get a tunnel established for VNC to run through. Sometimes that work is more hassle than just doing things some other way (like lugging your laptop or using corporate webmail/file access).
Unfortunately, there is no rubber-stamp solution for you.
This is useful to know if you want to tunnel VNC through SSH ... which is very possible on the Nokia IT with both the OpenSSH and VNC app installed.