Hello William,

I have had only positive results with winvnc.. Depending on your
network speed one can choose to only refresh the current window, or
your whole screen... And best of all it's free ;)

I would agree that an ethernet network is your best hardware option...
depending upon your hardware, and cable lenght, go for a 100mbit
network.. It is hardly more expensive :)

Goodluck and clear skies



Thursday, December 09, 1999, 2:32:15 AM, you wrote:

MJC> William Campbell wrote:

>> Looking for recommendations on the best software for remote control of a
>> observatory computer and the best hardware for networking them together.

MJC> I set-up a 10BaseT network with a hub amongst three PCs:

MJC> Toshiba 2500 MMX laptop as server
MJC> IBM VP 486 DX2/66 in observatory
MJC> 486 DX2/66 Clone as...(not sure yet)

MJC> The IBM has 2 COM ports which control telescope and CCD.

MJC> I use Timbuktu to control remotely over the network. I tried VNC, but had
MJC> video refresh problems.

MJC> There are network solutions which use phone wiring, but throughput is slower
MJC> (1Mbit/sec?).

MJC> --
MJC> Michael Cook

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MJC> See What Other CCDers are doing -
MJC> http://webhome.idirect.com/~mikecook/ccdnames.html
MJC> My Observatory Plans - http://sites.netscape.net/jailormon/homepage
MJC> Take a bite Out of Light Pollution: Support IDA - http://www.darksky.org




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