On 7 October 2011 11:28, Alan Pope <alan@???> wrote:
> On 7 October 2011 11:24, James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@???> wrote:
>> This email is in regards to remote assistance software. I am looking
>> for a remote assistance tool that does not require the user requesting
>> assistance, to have to accept a connection or have to enter any type
>> of code. The reason I am asking is due to one of the users being blind
>> and his screen reading software not picking up acceptance requests or
>> pop-ups. Do you know of any such software?
>>
>
> What platform?
>
> For my mum I have registered a dynamic DNS hostname and pointed it at
> her machine, which updates using ddclient. I opened an ssh port
> through to her Ubuntu desktop and set it up to use key based logon
> only for security. I configured the GNOME based remote desktop server
> built into Ubuntu to just let me connect with no prompt, and set a
> password.
>
> My mum phones me when she needs help. I just go to my computer and do this:-
>
> vncviewer -via mumsmachine.dyndns.org localhost
>
> This sets up an SSH tunnel to her computer and then connects to the
> vnc server on her pc and prompts me for the vnc password. I type that
> and instantly see her desktop. Easy peasy.
>
> Al.
>
Sorry, I posted to the wrong forum. This is a windows problem. Not
related to Linux in any way.
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