[dba-Tech] Wippien - was Re: Remote take over programs

[John Colby]

I use it on Windows 10 on my desktop.  I use it on Windows 11 
(entertainment server, which is really 2008) on my VMs.

It does not look to be under development any more.  The problem is 
common with every "public domain" or free program ever written. Sooner 
or later the author loses interest.

In this case there still seems to be a community of servers to establish 
that initial connection.  Beyond that it works.

I use it solely to get RD over a vpn.  Wippien is the VPN, nothing more 
(for me).

Nowadays most of the vpn users are kids trying to establish game groups, 
chat on the side etc.  I just need a vpn for RD.

It was easy enough to get set up, and can have a "network" of many 
machines, though you do have to register a distinct user (name) for each 
and every machine to be on the network.  Having done that you can see 
every user (machine), and given the IP (5.x.x.x) and permission, can RD 
in over the VPN.

The biggest issue I have for it is that it doesn't seem to start as a 
service as the machine starts up, i.e. it starts up when logged in.  
Which is just fine for connecting desktops with real live users.  In my 
case I am trying to connect VMs.  Which means I have to use RD to log in 
to get wippien running to use RD.  Kind of a catch 22.

Except that I can get at my VM server using RD to a direct IP out on the 
web, then from the desktop there I can RD into the VMs, get wippien 
running and then back out of the RD on the machine from the server and 
go in direct over RD through wippien.  Which is simply much faster than 
the double RD (desktop to server to vm).

So it does work for my purposes, but is clumsy getting all set up.

The VMs run 24/7/365 so once up Wippien stays up and works just fine.

On 1/3/2016 5:21 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi Gustav:
>
> Have you used the product? If so does it work on Windows 7,8 and 10?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 2:40:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Remote take over programs
>
> Hi John
>
> This Wippien seems not be developed further - which is OK if it works, of course.
>
> Are you using it to encrypt the connection are does it serve other purposes for your setup?
>
> /gustav
>

-- 
John W. Colby