I've been using VNC for some time to access my lap top from my primary PC. The lap
top is in turn used to control my LX200. The comment concerning the need to use
identical resolutions is a valid one. When I use this combination I have to
reduce the resolution on my desktop to match the laptop. If this is not done the
transfer rate is quite poor, even though the network is 100baseTX and I can get
very fast file transfers between the machines under normal circumstances.
Wyn

Chuck Brown wrote:

> You might find this helpful...
>
> About 40 minutes ago, I rooted through this thread and found mention of VNC -
> to be found at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> I read through the instructions, downloaded the files, installed - I'm writing
> this e-mail from the VNC Viewer on a Windows NT4 PC, but am actually executing
> the browser and mail program on another Windows NT4 PC! As I write this, I'm
> also playing solitaire on the other machine.
>
> This was very simple. The program will (so it says) work over the Net, so it
> should be possible to control an LX200 that way, remotely (boggles the mind!).
>
> There is a fair amount of comment about problems with different screen
> resolutions and problems with speed when using high resolutions, but I'm
> running both machines at 1152 X 864, TrueColor, and see no problems.
>
> Speed in general seems quite good over 10MPS ethernet - dragging Solitaire
> cards around seems real-time, but it does leave a "color trail" over the
> movement path - this, however disappears once the card is dropped.
>
> I'll set the server up on a Windows 98 laptop tomorrow and see what happens!
> This laptop is connected via RF wireless to the rest of my network, so I'm
> expecting problems.
>
> Right now I can control my MX916 from the living room - will this enable me to
> control scope and camera from my bedroom? That almost seems sinful somehow!
>
> starry nights,
>
> Chuck Brown
>
> Joe Hartley wrote:
>
> > > I also found PC Anywhere to be slow.
> > >
> > > R. A. Greiner wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have used PC Anywhere Ver 7.5 and found it dismally slow even with a
> > > > direct LAN connection.
> >
> > I've had good results with Timbuktu from Farallon. There's also a
> > freeware project to do this at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> > that I've heard good things about, but have not tried.
> >
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