adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) (12/18/90)
Hi all, does anyone know of a PD / shareware program to run a PC as a remote server? (preferably with source code as it will have to be tweaked). What I have in mind is a program which sits TSR in the background and gives a terminal connected to a COM: port the following service: 1) reasonably full access to DOS commands, and run simpler applications remotely 2) file (device) server access, so a single hard disk & laser printer etc. can be shared by any other machine which has access to that COM: port Preferably DOS command access and device access should have some availability even if the PC is being used (as itself) locally at the command prompt or even within other applications if enough memory is available. This is however not entirely necessary (though it helps). I'm not regular to this newsgroup so email please, if I get interesting replies then I'll summarise it. Adam David. adamd@rhi.hi.is
valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) (12/19/90)
adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) writes: >Hi all, >does anyone know of a PD / shareware program to run a PC as a remote server? >(preferably with source code as it will have to be tweaked). >What I have in mind is a program which sits TSR in the background and gives >a terminal connected to a COM: port the following service: >1) reasonably full access to DOS commands, and run simpler applications remotely >2) file (device) server access, so a single hard disk & laser printer etc. can >be shared by any other machine which has access to that COM: port >Preferably DOS command access and device access should have some availability >even if the PC is being used (as itself) locally at the command prompt or even >within other applications if enough memory is available. This is however not >entirely necessary (though it helps). >I'm not regular to this newsgroup so email please, if I get interesting replies >then I'll summarise it. >Adam David. adamd@rhi.hi.is This is an FAQ, in the general case. The answer being: Use Carbon Copy, PC Anywhere, or some such. These are all commerical products, but I think there are even some PD/shareware programs available now. These programs all give full screen access to a remote DOS machine. Some even work with graphics screens. However, your question indicates that all you need is command level access, in which case you could probably get by with just using CTTY. -----
adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) (12/21/90)
In <valley.661549563@gsbsun> valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) writes: >This is an FAQ, in the general case. The answer being: Use Carbon Copy, >PC Anywhere, or some such. These are all commerical products, but I >think there are even some PD/shareware programs available now. These >programs all give full screen access to a remote DOS machine. Some even >work with graphics screens. Thanks Doug, I'll have to check out the capabilities of those commercial packages. Does anyone know the name of any suitable PD ones? >However, your question indicates that all you need is command level >access, in which case you could probably get by with just using CTTY. Yes, I'm aware of what CTTY does. I am interested in command level access and file server access even while other applications are running on the PC (using the PC's own keyboard). I posted the question fresh because I felt it had not been answered to cover this angle in the current discussion of PC-Unix Comms (maybe I missed a few articles). greetings, Adam David. adamd@rhi.hi.is