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Re: [Sheflug] open source solution for controlling a classroomof windows computers

>> Sounds like a job for VNC, there are plenty of open source
>> versions out
>> there so cost isn't an issue.
>>
>> As VNC runs unencrypted over the network you may have to watch out for
>> sniffing but if all the teacher is doing is helping the kids there
>> shouldn't be an issue.
>
> I agree with Robin. Take a look at UltraVNC (uvnc.com - the web site is
> very slow at the moment). UltraVNC has some capability for Windows
> authentication although we have only ever used classic here. There's
> also an optional encryption plugin which should defeat all but the most
> dedicated sniffers and uvnc also has the extras like chat windows and
> file transfer that vanilla VNC doesn't.
>
> The uvnc viewer is also nice because you can have several windows open
> in different tabs.
Thanks for the pointers. I've had a play with vnc but only in the context
of a home network with a mixture of linux and windows machines. I didn't
look to see if a 'teacher' machine could demand control of 'student'
machines.

On a related matter, I saw a demonstration of a proprietary product
(Talmos) which, among other things, allowed teachers to specify which
programs a student could access. Do you have any idea if there's something
open source that can do this on a windows network? As I understand it,
this is probably beyond VNC's remit.

All the best

David
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