Mark Breen
marklbreen at gmail.com
Mon Mar 17 07:09:54 CDT 2014
Hello All, I use Hamachi since Mr Colby introduced us to it in 2007. For me it works great. I have about 5 hamachi networks and I pay about $30 per year per network. Once I set up Hamachi for a client, I can access up to 30 of their machines on that same hamachi network. I never did use LogMeIn, if I needed rdp access to a machine, I installed Hamachi on it and then did a regular rdp. My question to the group is am I missing something? Given that I already am familiar with Hamachi and it is not difficult to install, is there a reason to use LetMeIn (free or not). Gustav, thank you for the link, I had a look at it but am still wondering if I am missing something that makes my hamachi solution cumbersome? Happy St Patrick's day to all. thanks Mark On 16 March 2014 21:03, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > Hi Jim et al > > As mentioned elsewhere, we settled with Remote Utilities and the free > version for commercial use and ten hosts: > > http://www.remoteutilities.com > > Note that the viewers are free (no license). > > /gustav > > ________________________________________ > Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com < > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Gustav Brock > Sendt: 27. januar 2014 20:10 > Til: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] LogMeIn is no more > > Hi Jim > > I've found Splashtop close to useless. Controlling an older XP machine > takes minutes where it should take seconds. > So I installed it on a local Windows 7 machine with i3 cpu, and that could > be controlled with a high degree of patience but still useless for work. > > Then I installed TeamViewer and it rushed away at once, much like standard > remote desktop and as LogMeIn does. > > So sadly, Splashtop may be fine for mobile devices (didn't try that, don't > have the need) but not as an alternative for desktop use. > > /gustav > > > >>> accessd at shaw.ca 26-01-14 19:53 >>> > Hi Gustav: > > I have found similar and other issues with Splashtop Remote as well. Keep > us posted on what you find out with Teamviewer. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 1:29:45 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LogMeIn is no more > > Hi Jim > > No it was Splashtop I checked out. On that old WinXp host it takes 1:45 to > open a tiny text file, render it, and close it again. With LogMeIn on that > machine you can perform normal tasks though not speedy. This is across a 2 > Mb/s WAN. RDP runs at close to normal working speed. > > I noticed that when Splashtop open the connection to the machine, the > splashtop service at once goes to 95% CPU usage where LogMeIn would stay at > a few percent. > > I have yet to test Teamviewer, but the license model is very inflexible. > > /gustav > > >>> accessd at shaw.ca 26-01-14 0:29 >>> > Hi Gustav: > > I had OpenVPN running from a (Linux) server at my home and found the > performance was more the adequate in allowing me to access all networks > station (Linux and Windows), from another city. > > If you tried to run an OpenVPN server on just an old XP box, one on which > requires a extra translation layer, it was surprising that it actually > worked at all. ;-) XP runs an OpenVPN client just fine though. > > The application of course is going to be much slower than an app like > Splashtop Desktop where only keyboard type inputs are sent one way and > images are sent the other. A VPN is an encrypted tunnel...with a lot more > overhead...privacy and security is the expectation. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:59:38 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LogMeIn is no more > > Hi Jim > > I'm not sure. I just tried to install it on a WinXP machine and remote > control that from my Win8.1 Desktop. It is so slow over a 2 Mb/s line that > it is useless, much slower than even VNC. The Windows App doesn't work at > all. > > What about OpenVPN? It seems to require that you run a server of your own? > > /gustav > > >>> accessd at shaw.ca 25-01-14 21:43 >>> > Hi Gustav: > > It looks like that may be the best quick answer. As for any large sites > maybe a OpenVPN server (http://openvpn.net) on the client's server may be > the best long term answer and from there, I can just RDP in or connect via > the shares to all the stations. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:23:43 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LogMeIn is no more > > Hi Jim et all > > Splashtop seems to win on a simple commercial pricing where indeed > TeamViewer is very limited regarding installs and "channels": > > 1.Simple, affordable pricing model * $60 per user per year, to remotely > control an unlimited number of computers from an unlimited number of > devices. > > And they even feature a Windows Phone app. I like that, though I'll > probably never use it. > > /gustav > > > >>> gustav at cactus.dk 25-01-14 20:12 >>> > Hi Jim > > Splashtop works across firewalls if you sign up for the web access option. > > /gustav > > >>> accessd at shaw.ca 25-01-14 19:30 >>> > Hi Gustav: > > I found out the LogMeIn was dead when my client told me it wasn't > working...very upsetting and to my way of thinking not very unprofessional. > It will be a while before I will endorse the product again, if ever. > > I had initially been interested in Splashtop remote, but according to the > attached article there may be issues with firewalls and therefore routers? > This will require further investigation. Splashtop remote is supposed to be > very fast and also runs on all platforms so I have not abandoned its > potential use yet. > > Teamviewer might be the more appropriate choice...any thoughts? > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 9:57:09 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LogMeIn is no more > > Hi Jim > > Even as a loyal user, this was such a surprise to me that I posted this to > the forum: > > <quote> > "As a help to our loyal users we'll give you 60, no 30, no 7 (seven) days > to ..." > > Sorry, this is not a way to address loyal users. We're off. > I'm quite sure the competion will know how to not pertinently address > loyal users. > > Even after 30 years in this business, the way suppliers can address > customers still surprises me. Some people are not educated, I've realized, > or just plain stupid. > </quote> > > Now, what was the name of the very interesting newcomer, you told about > not so long ago, please? > > /gustav > > > >>> accessd at shaw.ca 25-01-14 18:34 >>> > Hi All: > > Well the truth is LogMeIn is still there but now the model is > pay-as-you-go. Today I will be running around to a couple of clients and > replacing their remote products...but I still have not decided which one is > best. I am sort of leaning towards Splashtop Remote...any thought? > > > http://www.infoworld.com/t/free-tools/locked-out-of-logmein-check-out-these-free-alternatives-234812 > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >