control gbpvr over LAN possible?

[djtaylor]

Just tried this and it still logged me off locally... and when i logged back on locally, gbpvr had to reconfigure itself.

I know you're using vnc now but I don't know what you did different but if you login remotely using Remote Desktop using the same user account that's already logged in, all it will do is lock the local console, it doesn't log you off.

I used VNC years ago but prefer RAdmin which is much much faster, it's the one remote tool i've found that will allow remote view of video, not exactly real time but where most remote control tools just display a black window, Radmin does do video.

David.

[GoodGuys]

Yeah, I also use VNC, and teh webadmin.
My wife always has some program she wants to record when we are both at work...
The only thing I haven't figured out yet is how to wake it up remotely when it is in stanby mode... :confused:

GGF

[fhmanas]

Have you tried ORB and LogMeIn services.

ORB let's me watch my recordings, media, pics, even webcam wherever. It's easy to setup and you can actually share your recordings (nothing illegal) for others. It's free at http://www.orb.com

LogMeIn let's me remote control my PVR anywhere. Easy to setup and be able to manage and control several PCs. Its free as well at http://www.logmein.com

Combine with web admin to have direct access to scheduling shows

[congenictv]

Once you are happy with VNC and how it works, you may want to look a the the next step - I run ultr@vnc (same as tipstir) off a usb drive in conjuction with cygwin and PuTTY; this lets me telnet into my PC at home securely from anywhere and not only control my desktop, but control gbpvr ewa, and stream shows over the internet.

Worth a look, and hope this helps.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll probably learn this from reading the different websites, but what's the difference between Ultr@VNC and VNC?

What does ewa stand for?

My internet connection is a bit slow for streaming videos right now, so I've never given that much a thought. One day though when my internet service provider completes their resegmentation of the network in my area I'll use your suggestion and set up my machine to stream. Or I could use sgliani's webstreamer plugin!

[congenictv]

I know you're using vnc now but I don't know what you did different but if you login remotely using Remote Desktop using the same user account that's already logged in, all it will do is lock the local console, it doesn't log you off.

Hmm, I might have used a different account... but if it locks the console locally, then the locked screen is what i'll see on my television set anyways.

I used VNC years ago but prefer RAdmin which is much much faster, it's the one remote tool i've found that will allow remote view of video, not exactly real time but where most remote control tools just display a black window, Radmin does do video.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll read about RAdmin as well. So far from reading the VNC website quickly it has 2048-bit encryption? Which sounds very impressive, compared to what other software has to offer. Although I am using this over my LAN, security shouldn't be an issue, but if i ever want to control my desktop remotely, it'd be nice to have better security.

[stu8080]

I use a combination of Remote Desktop and UltraVNC.

Ricklous found a great tip for allowing concurent RD sessions so you can tinker with the remote machine without affecting GBPVR:

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=15142

If you want a view of what you get on the TV you can use UltraVNC as suggested. (If you install the video driver on the server machine you get the video displayed not just a black screen)

[congenictv]

Have you tried ORB and LogMeIn services.

ORB let's me watch my recordings, media, pics, even webcam wherever. It's easy to setup and you can actually share your recordings (nothing illegal) for others. It's free at http://www.orb.com

LogMeIn let's me remote control my PVR anywhere. Easy to setup and be able to manage and control several PCs. Its free as well at http://www.logmein.com

Combine with web admin to have direct access to scheduling shows

Thanks for the suggestions! Hmm that webcam part sounds interesting. You mean if i have a webcam hooked up to my gbpvr machine, i can activate the webcam remotely (kinda like a nanny-cam?) using ORB?

I'll look into LogMeIn as well.

Thanks for all the great suggestions everyone!

[fhmanas]

Thanks for the suggestions! Hmm that webcam part sounds interesting. You mean if i have a webcam hooked up to my gbpvr machine, i can activate the webcam remotely (kinda like a nanny-cam?) using ORB?

I'll look into LogMeIn as well.

Thanks for all the great suggestions everyone!

Yes, you can access the webcam from ORB and view it. Only tried it with a webcam directly attached, haven't tried IP cams.

[GoodGuys]

Do a google on wol magic packet

If I tell Windows to "Allow this device to take the computer out of standby" on the network card, then windows would try to go to standby, and immediately wake up.

Also tried wol it but it doesn't work for me.

I'll leave it at that for now.

Thanks,

GGF

[shanes]

Hopefully I can help clear up a few things... just my 2 cents worth...

MSTSC:
The license model of XP only allows one session at a time, so connecting to terminal services with MSTSC will lock the local console. It is also basically a "console" session, so what is open locally, will also display in the remote session even though the local session is locked.

Using Win 2000 server there is an administration model of Terminal services that allows 2 remote seesions alongside the local console. This allows the local session (TV ?) to stay active.
Windows 2003 server added the ability to use MSTSC with the /console switch to basiclly remote control the local console, without locking it.

VNC:
Used it for a while, found it quite good, bit of a hassle to setup a number of machines. At the time, didn't allow file system access.

RADMIN:
Great...
pros - nice security, setup and file system access.
cons - Costs money, Hogs CPU on a single processor machine.

WOL:
WOL uses a broadcast packet, this will be confined to the local subnet, won't travel over the net...

Dynamic DNS:
Recently found http://www.zoneedit.com/ looks quite good.