VNC Control - Manager with slightly different approach.

[dv8]

VNC Control is very small, absolutely free and open source VNC manager, suitable for easy administration of multiple computers and for educational purposes. It supports not only connections to remote hosts, but also inviting the remote listening client to connect to the local server.
You can read more about it and download it at: http://www.vnccontrol.hit.bg/

Edit: Some new functionalities added.
Edit: Added English help file. (09.10.2006)



[mod=494,1229289410]removed smiley in the title[/mod]

[dv8]

I am surprised. 1 week since my first post here, 118 views and still 0 replies.

[bevtech]

Can you talk to the developers and intregrate this into UVNC..

[dv8]

I think it should be tested by more people, to see if there are any problems on different OS.
But thanks for the offer. May be one day...

[misterbusy]

works well
though 2nd group is always minimized
weird
Taz

[dv8]

10x! I'm glad you like it.
Yes, I've noticed the last group is missing the "+" sign in the tree, until you click on it. It's something with the treeview control in AutoIt.
But it's not a big deal...

[misterbusy]

no it isnt
also any chance of it NOT asking if i want to shut down vnc server
i use it for other things and i managed to click yes and threw myself out my desktop lol
otherwise brill
what would be great if we had this working with fast-push to install it on a few pcs, that would be great

[dv8]

The dialog about shutting down the VNC server - GONE
About the fastpush - I'll see what I can do... I've never used it, so I need to see how it works first.
10x for the suggestions.

[misterbusy]

thanks !
ok heres my list
please make the vnc control box resizable ( having to edit settings.ini at the moment)
double click a computer to connect to vnc
sorry dont understand the mode, clients, servers bit

checking the wake up on lan bit later today
thanks

[dv8]

thanks !
ok heres my list
please make the vnc control box resizable ( having to edit settings.ini at the moment)
double click a computer to connect to vnc
sorry dont understand the mode, clients, servers bit

checking the wake up on lan bit later today
thanks

The resizable control box - DONE
The double click is a bit tricky in AutoIt to do. That's why I put the modes.
If you have set the path to the vncviewer.exe and chose the Servers mode (the PCs in the tree are taken to be servers), then a single click will be enough to VNC connect to the remote PC.
If you have set the path to the winvnc.exe and chose the Clients mode (the PCs in the tree are taken to be clients to connect to the server running on this computer), then a single click will be enough to invite the remote listening viewer to connect to this PC.
When the OFF mode is selected, you can use the right cllick context menu to VNC connect to the remote PC.

Check out the new version on the website.

[misterbusy]

ahh i understand
resizable box is very handy
thanks for the fast replies im very impressed
now ill leave you in peace for a bit while you work on the fast push

[dv8]

ahh i understand
resizable box is very handy
thanks for the fast replies im very impressed
now ill leave you in peace for a bit while you work on the fast push

FastPush - DONE
You need to have it installed and configured.
Set the PATH to FPXX.exe (XX is the version...) in File->Settings->Paths and Language to unlock the function.
In the FastPush dialog box, the Options field is for additional options, (like /pwd, /reg, /uninstall, /remove,...) Check http://www.darkage.co.uk/howtos/runfp.htm if you are not familiar with these.
The Username and Password are the one used after the /user option (this option is embeded in the command, so you don't have to put it with the above options).
If you check the box at the bottom, the current fields values will be saved in the file settings.ini. The password is encrypted before being saved.

The structure of the command is:

PATH Selected_PC /user Username Password OPTIONS

That's it.
I need you to test it and send me some feedback.

[misterbusy]

the fast push is a cmd file not .exe
cant select it

[dv8]

the fast push is a cmd file not .exe
cant select it

OOOOPsss
My mistake. Sorry!!!

FIXED!

[misterbusy]

The Username and Password are the one used after the /user option (this option is embeded in the command, so you don't have to put it with the above options).
If you check the box at the bottom, the current fields values will be saved in the file settings.ini. The password is encrypted before being saved.

ok 2 problems
1st when you mention username password, i assume this is administrator password so fastpush can install vnc?
not the vnc password
2nd the vnc password im having trouble with on fastpush anyway, as whatever way i add to machine.ini, when entered into registry, its rubbish and need to add manually

is it possible to have both passwords there
also im guessing i need to add a pc with all settings THEN run fastpush?

and brilliant work btw

[misterbusy]

ok ignore all that above
i have worked it out

i added /pwd as option, although im wondering if it can pull the password from the pc settings?

also save for future is spelt wrong and tick seems to dissapear each time
but other wise works brillaintly

[dv8]

ok ignore all that above
i have worked it out

i added /pwd as option, although im wondering if it can pull the password from the pc settings?

also save for future is spelt wrong and tick seems to dissapear each time
but other wise works brillaintly

10x for the feedback.
The wrong word is further and I corrected it, but will upload it with the next version. You can edit the language file, if you need it corrected immediately.
The tick dissapears, because once you've saved the values, there is no need to save them every time. If you make some changes, then tick it again and it'll save the new values on OK press.
I'm glad you like it.

[misterbusy]

thanks
been using it
need to use a bit more yet but so far no problems whatsoever
because of how easy it is now
we use it to install vnc for desktop support where we need to reboot or connect without user input
and becuase its so easy and fast we can use \uninstall switch after to remove it
I will give more feedback as i use it more
once again thanks

[dv8]

thanks
been using it
need to use a bit more yet but so far no problems whatsoever
because of how easy it is now
we use it to install vnc for desktop support where we need to reboot or connect without user input
and becuase its so easy and fast we can use \uninstall switch after to remove it
I will give more feedback as i use it more
once again thanks

No problem at all.
I'm glad you like my program and I hope it is as useful to you as it is to me.
I'm open for new suggestions and feature requests.
Thank you for the fedback.
You are "credited" at the Hystory page on the website (http://www.vnccontrol.hit.bg/).

[misterbusy]

thanks for that

few more suggestions:

in the right click menu, is it possible to have link to settings from there
which would allow us to edit the pc from there

mode off client server -- to save that setting

[dv8]

thanks for that

NP

few more suggestions:
in the right click menu, is it possible to have link to settings from there
which would allow us to edit the pc from there

Done.

mode off client server -- to save that setting

Done.

Check out the latest version - 1.3.4 on the web site.

[montag]

Great Software! Thank you very much!

A couple of suggestion/feature to make you software PERFECT :

- Reverse DNS lookup : is possible to have a reverse dns lookup in scanner? A list of ip address is useless, and i have to change the name manually, which is take so much time...

- Default configuration parameter : i use a dsm plugin to connect to my vnc client, and i have to add a connection parameter to each client, can it be set to default for every client (a scanner option or a group option is a possible solution)

hope 1.3.5 will include these feature

thanks again for your software
[/i]

[llol_slim]

hi,
just wanted to say thanks for this software, its helped me out no end!!!
I have a couple of comments i hope you dont mind

Sometimes when I left click on a computer, and try to connect, it still connects to the previously selected pc.

The plus button (as mentioned in a previous post) doesnt show up at all regardless of how many groups there are. Until the group is selected.

are you supposed to be able to double click to connect? It doesnt seem to work sometimes, and randomly does!!

Is it possible to use the multiviewer? So multiple virtual computers in one window?

thanks again and hope you dont mind me posting this
LLol_slim

[dv8]

hi,
just wanted to say thanks for this software, its helped me out no end!!!
I have a couple of comments i hope you dont mind

Thank you too for using it and sending your feedback!

Sometimes when I left click on a computer, and try to connect, it still connects to the previously selected pc.

You need to leftclick on it first, and then rightclick and choose from the context menu. Unfortunately that's the way the TreeView item works in AutoIt.

The plus button (as mentioned in a previous post) doesnt show up at all regardless of how many groups there are. Until the group is selected.

That's another "bug" in the TreeView item in AutoIt.

are you supposed to be able to double click to connect? It doesnt seem to work sometimes, and randomly does!!

Double clicking doesn't work at all. You can connect to a PC by left clicking on it only if the Servers mode is selected.

Is it possible to use the multiviewer? So multiple virtual computers in one window?

I run some tests in the begining using the tabbed viewer, but there were some issues that made me choose the original viewer.
My program calls the viewer giving it some command line switches and when I tested it with the tebbed viewer it opened another instance for every PC instead of another tab in the first instance. I wrote in its forum, but there was no reply for a long time, so I abandoned it.
But you are welcome to try it and send some feedback. Just set it instead of the original viewer.

thanks again and hope you dont mind me posting this
LLol_slim

I don't mind at all!
Keep that spirit!

[dv8]

Great Software! Thank you very much!

A couple of suggestion/feature to make you software PERFECT :

- Reverse DNS lookup : is possible to have a reverse dns lookup in scanner? A list of ip address is useless, and i have to change the name manually, which is take so much time...

This is already implemented by using the nbtstat.exe but for some reason it doesn't work on some PCs. Check to see if you have it in your system folder (for WinXP it is \Windows\System32)
I'm trying to do it without using the nbtstat.exe, but still no luck.

- Default configuration parameter : i use a dsm plugin to connect to my vnc client, and i have to add a connection parameter to each client, can it be set to default for every client (a scanner option or a group option is a possible solution)

hope 1.3.5 will include these feature

thanks again for your software
[/i]

I'm working on your second suggestion. It's an excellent idea.
It will be included in v.1.3.5

[montag]

This is already implemented by using the nbtstat.exe but for some reason it doesn't work on some PCs. Check to see if you have it in your system folder (for WinXP it is \Windows\System32)
I'm trying to do it without using the nbtstat.exe, but still no luck.

nbtstat.exe is not the right command, nbtstat show netbios connection statistics. For reverse dnslookup use nslookup. it's a tool to query dns server.

I'm working on your second suggestion. It's an excellent idea.
It will be included in v.1.3.5

This make me very happy

Thanks again for all your work

[montag]

Another thing: the scanner report some windows 2000 machine as false positive.
I see some pc without vnc, after the scan in the list of scanned items.
I've tried scanning only 5900 port but the result still remain the same.

[dv8]

Another thing: the scanner report some windows 2000 machine as false positive.
I see some pc without vnc, after the scan in the list of scanned items.
I've tried scanning only 5900 port but the result still remain the same.

The scanner checks if the port is open. It doesn't actually communicate with the server. So if the PC has this port open and listening it will be reported as positive.

About the name lookup, at first I needed only the local names resolved, because I use the program in my LAN. And you need to have a confugured server to get the names from IPs using nslookup

[dv8]

Check out the latest version 1.4 on the website: http://vnccontrol.hit.bg/index.html


I hope you are now happy montag

[misterbusy]

brilliant
i think now its working with fastpush, its a godsend for techies like me
what would be good to make it more user freindly for new comers would be to have the fastpush cmds as radio buttons such as

/pwd
/uninstall
etc
a password box would be needed for the password, i was showing someone the program and they could see my password on the screen
this is fast becoming one of the best free programs i have used
thanks again DV8

ps you might want to mention in your docs that fastpush needs no setup if we use the above methods, ie using /pwd password etc