Remote desktop support, Bomgar alternative?

[Dazed_75]

Look at
http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/558-remote-desktop-from-linux-to-windows-using-rdesktop-and-gnome-rdp

Larry

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Crawford Rainwater <
crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com> wrote:

> ----- Ariel Gold <arielqgold at gmail.com> wrote: -----
> > So the other day I was in a Windows VM making sure a local
> > non-profit's
> > email got past Outlook's spam filtters, and was having problems
> > connecting
> > to the Exchange server. Anyways, someone provided me remote desktop
> > support,
> > and all I needed to do was point my web browser to the address he told
> > me
> > over the phone, authorize access, and the person was on my desktop. It
> > took
> > like 10 seconds.
> >
> > It turns out they were using Bomgar, which apparently works to provide
> > support from a Linux environment to Mac, Windows, and Linux. I sent an
> > email
> > to them and they said the appliance covers 2 licenses and is $4,000. I
> > really liked the no-hassle way to provide remote desktop support, but
> > $4,000
> > is too steep for me. Anyone know of a good, no-hassle alternative?
> >
>
> There is OpenMeetings (http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ ) which can
> be used for web conferencing as well as remote desktop control.  The end
> client system just needs a Java and Flash (gnash also works well here)
> friendly web browser.  Does take a little getting use to with the remote
> control aspect, but in all not a bad start.
>
> FOSS and a Google Code based project, so $0 cost for the code.
>
> <shameless plug>
> Linux ETC also can also host this for those who might need it a bit more
> regularly but not have the resources in house as well.  Feel free to contact
> me off list for specific needs or visit our web site at
> http://www.linux-etc.com/web-conference for more.
> </shameless plug>
>
> --- Crawford
>
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Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry

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