Wallace Yang wrote:
> Dear Piclist members:
> 
> Consider the scenario where there are 2 computer
> workstations:
> 
> StationA with employeeA uses win 2k.
> 
> StationB with employeeB uses win xp.
> 
> StationA contains a software program that employeeB
> wants to run.  Aside from installing the software on
> to StationB, is there anyway for employeeB to run the
> software without taking full control of the mouse
> keyboard, viewscreen, disrupting employeeA?

Depending on the software, yes. Something like a PCB layout tool, a mail 
client, browser, etc can be ran fine over Terminal Services (aka Remote 
Desktop) / VNC. I'm actually writing this now via rdesktop. You're 
unlikely to get satisfactory results if you're trying to run something 
like an OpenGL / DirectX game or watch a movie.

VNC: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc
rdesktop (An open source Terminal Services client): http://www.rdesktop.org

Terminal Services is a part of Windows 2K / XP. I'm not sure what 
version it comes with though. I think the server only comes with 
"Professional" versions. I've generally found Terminal Services to be a 
much better experience than VNC, but your mileage may vary.

VNC has the advantage of having a client and server for just about every 
platform under the sun, and generally being free.

Michael Davidson
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