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Apparently, though unproven, at 19:29 on Sunday 21 November 2010, Mick did |
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opine thusly: |
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> I know this is somewhat off-topic but I am losing friends here by telling |
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> them all the time that they should install Linux or at least install and |
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> configure VNC if they need my help ... plus some of them I don't mind |
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> helping anyway. |
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> Lesser MSWindows versions do not seem to allow connections via RDP and |
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> therefore rdesktop and krdc will not connect to them without some VNC |
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> server running on the Windows machine. |
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> Meanwhile Windows has this 'Remote Assistance' function, which allows what |
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> it says and uses PRNP (Peer Name Resolution Protocol). |
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> I've been trying to find a Linux tool to connect to a Windows box which has |
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> issued a PRNP invitation, but can't find a means of doing this. Is this |
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> all completely proprietary or is there some UPnP linux solution that |
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> works? |
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First I'd fix the human/social problems, then the technical ones. |
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If you lose friends because you can't help them with Windows... Jezz. |
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The tell them to install TightVNC as otherwise there's didly-squat you can do |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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