Remote Desktop Solution

[Beach]

Testing it now... be right back...

[Beach]

Works perfectly! Good call Straker!

I had to navigate into the 'OSXvnc.app' directory with terminal to launch the server. Should be a piece of cake to make a PB app for your clients Becky.

Here is the command I used to give control to UltraVNC listening on a Windows pc:

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beachs-Computer:~/Desktop/OSXvnc.app/Contents/MacOS beach$ ./OSXvnc-server -connectHost 192.168.0.10

I was also able to extract just the 488k server app out of the package, delete the OSXvnc package, and it still worked. This would make building a custom remote control app even better since it would not require two downloads - just place the server app in your app package.

[Beach]

I got so excited I started playing around with how I would go about doing this app, before I knew it, it was finished. I thought I would share it with anyone who would like to give it a try. The included 'OSXvnc-server' is shutdown when the user closes the window. In other words, the window will always exists while the server is running in the background (I guess you could kill the windows...). Please read the included 'Readme' file to see how to set the options before sending it out to clients.



Download:

VNC_RemoteSupport.dmg


Let me know if it is helpful.

[Becky Rose]

Thank you, I will play with this when i'm back at work on Monday.

Do you have any recommendations for a listening app on the Mac? The Apple one doesn't seem to respond to the invites this one gives - else i've done it wrong.

[Beach]

I just tested 'Chicken of the VNC' and it works fine. Just select 'Listen for Server' under the 'Connection' menu items.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/

[Straker]

Looks very nice Beach!

[Becky Rose]

YAY! Big fat wet hugs all round, i've got a workable VNC solution !

*WET HUG*