#Remote access to PC
13 messages in this thread
To All,
I'm buying another machine for home and would like to control my machines at
work with something like "Close-up" or "Carbon Copy". These packages allow one
to dial up a remote machine and run it as if I were sitting in front of it.
Anyone out there doing this with 3DS as well as just in Windows?
Thanks,
Jimbo
Jim:
I use PCanywhere for dialing in from work and controlling my 3DS renders. If
you are dialing in and running Windows from a remote location I know PCanywhere
has extreme difficulty. I have assumed that the problem is one of data
transfer rate over the phone line at 9600 bps. Graphic data from the Windows
GUI would slow things down to a crawl I think. Anyway, for DOS and 3DS I can
recommend this setup. I know a few others here use this same software.
Bob
>> If you are dialing in and running Windows from a remote location I know
>> PCanywhere has extreme difficulty.
I just recently saw an ad for PC Anywhere for Windows. It looks like FINALLY
something will allow remote access to Windows. I'll keep you posted if I find
the ad.
Dave:
pcAnywhere for Windows sounds interesting. I wonder if its not just a Windows
interface for essentially the same old program. Thanks for the scoop, I'll
have to check my pile of unread ragazines.
Bob
>> pcAnywhere for Windows…
OOPS!!! I'm sorry, it was LAPLINK for Windows from Traveling Software
1-800-765-2480 (cost $79.95 thru Oct 31, 1994).
It includes what they are calling "remote control". To quote: "Unlike other
remote control programs, LapLink for Windows speeds up operations and learns as
you go, storing display elements for reuse. So the more you use it the faster
it gets." It also claims to support up to 1280x1024x16.7M.
If we decide to try it out here, I'll let you know how well it works.
– Dave
Bob,
thanks for the reply. When checking on renders, are you able to bring up the
network queue control and view logs of animations and such? I think this is
all the information I would need to access remotely. Also, can you work on a
model at home and add it to the queue remotely?
Have you heard of any other remote access packages and what is the price of PC
Anywhere?
Thanks for your help!
jimbo
Jim:
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When checking on renders, are you able to bring up the network queue control
and view logs of animations and such?
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Absolutely, and the primary reason I use it. Although I work close enough to
my office I that I could drive over and check in on the render at 1:00am before
catching Z's, I always check my log files for failed machines, # of .tga's
rendered, # of frames NDUMP has processed and render times.
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Also, can you work on a model at home and add it to the queue remotely?
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Depending on the way you have your network setup and which machine is answering
your pcAnywhere calls I bet you could do this. I would trust Gus to elaborate
here.
Sorry, I don't recall the price of Norton's pcAnywhere but it's in most sofware
catalogs.
Bob
Bob,
Thanks, you've been a big help!
Jimbo
Almost any remote control software out there will do the job provided you have
3D Studio setup for standard VGA. None of them will handle the "enhanced"
graphics modes. It's usable to check in and make sure everything is running
smoothly. Don't expect to do any useful work unless you have a fiber optic link
between you and the 3DS machine. I've done a ton of work with remote control
programs (I wrote one of them) and this is trivial for me.
ReachOut (from Ocean Isle) has an added feature that, if you prefer, you can
just log onto the drive (remote drive mounting) and access just the files
remotely. So, if you don't want to take over the entire machine, you can log in
and check the log files and such. This might be a lot quicker, or the "only"
solution if you have to run on something greater than straight VGA.
I 've done this with dos using PC Anywhere. Had some problems with Windows
locking up and never tried it with 3DS.
I have taken a different approach than others it seems. I use a remote IPX
netware shell and log in as a client to the lan from home. My server thinks
I'm connected locally, as does my PC, just that I am painfully aware of the
14.4 speed at times. The application (Remote Office from Stampede Software,
$99) works flawlessly, supporting multiple protocol stacks, Windows apps etc.
For 3DStudio it's REALLY great, I can model at home and submit the rendering to
the network queue. The render farm at the office (anyone who remembered to run
my batch file before going home) plugs away and the result is dropped on a par
board. I can pull TGAs back to check the progress, as well as manage the
rendering from within 3DS Network Render menu.
It can be slow at times, especially pulling a 700K TGA (zip it first!) over at
14.4, but all in all, I prefer it to Carbon Copy of PCAnywhere (which we also
use alot of).
Besides, Mosaic runs great over it, and we have mucho bandwidth from the office
onto the internet <g>.
D.
< I use a remote IPX netware shell and log in as a client to the lan from home.
My server thinks I'm connected locally, as does my PC, just that I am painfully
aware of the 14.4 speed at times. The application (Remote Office from Stampede
Software, $99) works flawlessly, supporting multiple protocol stacks, Windows
apps etc.>
What network are you running at the office? I'm using Lantastic, a peer to
peer network, would this cause difficulties? You say you have used pcAnywhere
with limited success?
Thanks for the info
Jim Beyer
Im running Novell Netware, TCP/IP and Lantastic 4.0. 3DStudio is
using Netware facilities. There is native support for Lantastic in
Remote Office. I have lantastic 6.0. but have not installed it or
tested it with remote office. Artisoft has a similar product,
Lantastic Z which I have used with Lantastic 4.0, but not with 3d
studio.
I can only speak for 3DS 3.1, Netware 3.11 and Remote Office, and I
swear by it.
I used to use PC Anywhere for calling in to control the machine with
the PAR board and checking 3DS render farm output, move blocks of
files to par board, free up net disk space etc. Never used it to
remotely dial into a machine running 3DS. Sounds slow.
I like REMOTE ACCESS, not REMOTE CONTROL. Big diference. Good luck,
keep me posted!