Network Monitoring Software

[BenWall]

Does anyone know of any software that I can run off XP to monitor another PC that is on XP? that allows me to view what they are doing on screen etc.

I've tried NetSupportSchool but it cant seem to find anything on the network.

Thanks

 

[f0xy]

if your just after viewing + control, RealVNC or similar programs are good, free aswell.

 

[BenWall]

The software has to be that the user cant tell that Im using it. isnt real VNC a protocol? and has to be installed on both PCs?

 

[f0xy]

yeah you install the server that sits in the background (you can specifiy if it shows an icon in the system tray), and yeah its a protocol.

are you after just a viewer, so like you dont have to install anything on the other pc?

 

[BenWall]

yer thats the one

 

[Hotshot]

use the built in Windows RDP tool perhaps?

 

[BenWall]

how do I get to that, do I have to install it?

 

[Clellandmc]

For RDC the client needs to allow access on their machine before any connections I think.

 

[The Hoff]

^ If the PC is on your network, and you have correct permissions you can alter the reg key setings and login without the users permission.

 

[Hotshot]

For RDC the client needs to allow access on their machine before any connections I think.

if hes got administrator access he can apply this permission to all users when he can gain locla access to the machine, hardly much of a stumbling block.

 

[Raining]

RDP uses fast user switching if i am not mistaken, which means that if you log onto someones pc they get logged out, so they would no that you were looking at there pc

RealVNC is better than RDP in that respect, and is much harder to tell if someone is watching you, but like stated above it does need to be installed on both pc's, server on the remote pc, and viewer on your pc that you connecting from.

 

[Chapppers11]

Massive 6 year thread revival, impressive.