Re: [FW1] Remote OS Management

[Peter Lukas <plukas@FW1-NOSPAMoss.uswest.net>]

BackOrifice and VNC are free and efficient.  If you're on top of the
security of the connection and the remote NT system, they can be a
cost-effective and efficient method of remote management of a Windows
system.

peter lukas

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jamie Allison wrote:

> 
> Greetings Everyone!
> I'm just thinking out aloud here... If I want to remotely manage a number
> FW-1 boxes (for patches, FW-1 upgrades etc) the choice of platforms would
> include Nokia or UNIX, but has anyone got an opinion about how you would
> remotely manage an NT box (or if you would even want to!). My first thought
> would be a PC Anywhere type application on the box accessed through a VPN,
> or modem. But then I remembered that Win2K includes a Windoze Terminal
> Server thin client gizmo (BTW: A horrible beast to licence, even though it's
> included "free" with the OS). Perhaps I could use Win2K TS for remote
> administration. Has anyone done this, or better still has anyone got FW-1
> (sp3) running on Win2K?
> 
> Cheers, Jamie.
> 
> PS: Thanks to everyone that responded to my AIX query.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jamie Allison 	
> IT Security Specialist	
> Sonic Healthcare Limited
> Phone:	03 6237 1240
> Fax: 	03 6224 4656
> Mobile:	0409 427 966
> jamie.allison@sonichealth.com.au
> 
> 
> 
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