Can I use Boinc Task to manage computer not in my home?

[Mike029]

I just loaded Boinctask and like what I'm seeing. If I can use it to remotely manage my other boxes Bam is dead to me. Any ideas how to manage computers not in my own home?

[trigggl]

I just loaded Boinctask and like what I'm seeing. If I can use it to remotely manage my other boxes Bam is dead to me. Any ideas how to manage computers not in my own home?

If the computer not in your home has an internet address, you can put that into the Advanced --> Select Computer option. (from the advanced screen of the BOINC Manager)

That, of course would require an open connection and probably a port being forwarded. If it's just one computer on DSL, like my daughter used to have, I just set up a dynamic dns address for her and didn't need to forward any ports.

[Maxwell]

No - but they have decent help files. And I will also be monitoring this thread... :cool:

[trigggl]

95% of what I do is Linux, so what I do from work probably wouldn't help you, but I can connect to home using ssh. Since we have a Windows based X-window manager for displaying graphics of our unix based drafting program, I can connect with GUI graphics enabled. That means that I can start BOINC Manager remotely over the ssh connection and see it on my computer at work. From that I can control all my home network boxes (and even some remote ones).

[Bryan]

If you just want to control 1 computer remotely then use a VNC like TeamViewer. What you will see on the screen of your monitor is the screen of the remote computer and it is just like you were sitting in front of the other (remote) computer.

If you have mulitple computers at a remote site then put BoincTasks on one of them and then use TeamViewer to tie into that 1 machine. Then you can control BOINC on all machines from the one you connected with.

We move south 6 months of the year and that is how I control my 4 machines. I can tie into any of them with TeamViewer if I need to do something like upgrade BOINC or to stop/start BOINC. But normally I tie into a single machinie and control the others with BoincTasks.

[Al]

I agree with Bryan, TeamViewer is great. 2 of my computers are out in my workshop and I can do anything remotely that I could do while sitting in front of them. There's also a nice Android app so I can also control them from my phone. It's not as easy on the phone, but it does work. Here's a screenshot of what you see remotely.

769.

[GalaxyIce]

There's also a nice Android app so I can also control them from my phone.


What app is this?

[Al]

What app is this?

Just search under "Teamviewer" in the Android Market.

[Bryan]

Or you can get it here:

http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx

[zombie67]

There are also generic VNC viewer apps for the iPhone and (I assume) android. I use one to VNC into my machines

[zombie67]

I just loaded Boinctask and like what I'm seeing. If I can use it to remotely manage my other boxes Bam is dead to me. Any ideas how to manage computers not in my own home?

Yes, I do this with BOINCTasks. No problem.

On the remote machine, in the remote_hosts file, you have to add the external IP address of the local machine (not the 192.168.x.x it uses for the internal lan).

And on the remote router, you will need to use port forwarding. If you have more than one machine there, you will need to assign unique external ports in the router. But the internal numbers need to be 31416.

[GalaxyIce]

Just search under "Teamviewer" in the Android Market.


Or you can get it here:

http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx

Thanks for that. I'm also trying out "PocketCloud". (PocketCloud on Android Market; www.pocketcloud.com)

Both seem to be pretty good.

[GalaxyIce]

There are also generic VNC viewer apps for the iPhone

Yes, it's called iTeleport. I used it for quite a while. Works very well, but only available for iPhone; http://www.iteleportmobile.com

[zombie67]

Yes, it's called iTeleport. I used it for quite a while. Works very well, but only available for iPhone; http://www.iteleportmobile.com
Heh. There's more than one. For example, I use mocha VNC.

[GalaxyIce]

TeamView (http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx) is a good glorified version of VNC, but I find it infuriating to use and it takes a lot of time to get going and configure. It shows a list of numbers and expects you to know which is for which computer and you have to guess until you memorize the equivalent of a phone number for each computer. For the mobile the interface reminds me of iTeleport for iPhone; everything is opposite to how it works on the desktop and the cursor could be anywhere when you try and click on the screen. PocketCloud (http://appservices.wyse.com/) is so much better, very quick to set up and the interface works as if you were running it on the mobile. However, you can't run PocketCloud on a computer, ie, use it from one computer to connect to another as with TeamView, and TeamView has extras such a file transfer. They both have advantages and are both very useful, so I am using both :D

[Cruncher Pete]

I like Teamview. It was easy to set up. I named my machines Nodes 0 to 11 and when I wish to see my machine named Node3, I just click on the choice and voilà I am in Node3.

[Bryan]

You need to go onto the TV website and create and account. Then you can use the "telephone #" and password to tie a machine to your account. Then you give it any name you want. When you launch TV on your controlling machine it will actually show you 2 boxes ... the default which you can enter the "telephone #" AND a box where it ties into your TV account and shows only the names you chose for your machines. Click on any name and it will connect to that machine.

As CP says, something like Node 1, 2, 3 etc etc

[Duke of Buckingham]

http://www.eliaskanaris.com/storage/images/istock/men/Man%20tied%20to%20computer.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHE VERSION=1297125877627
I am well tied to my computer
http://www.presentermedia.com/files/clipart/00002000/2703/figure_tied_to_phone_md_wm.jpg
I must be tied to the telephone also
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5BuCDbaC6H8hnWJlEuistSxow-7rkh9zZtDryCXK8Cc-4YJ99bOBnTVPmwA
then Node the Tie
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQXTJfumZVdOksFws0oPXqngfu_fN9f8-OrAXcDIQa6UaqReOe0m4vc-PzR
I can see no Team only aliens, in direct transmission from Alpha Centaury. Duke phone home. Home ....
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lLsBynWVIeI/TY6_9szw1nI/AAAAAAAAACk/F7NSJURDSco/s1600/Not-Weird-Gifted-Graphic.jpg
I will tell Seti about it maybe they want to see the transmission


Geeez better stay with the GPUs.
http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/graphics2.jpg

[GalaxyIce]

I like Teamview. It was easy to set up. I named my machines Nodes 0 to 11 and when I wish to see my machine named Node3, I just click on the choice and voilà I am in Node3.

I also set up my compters with your naming system, I use ONE, TWO, THREE etc. Yes, when using Teamview from box to box these names show and it's very easy to use. But if you use an android to connect to a box you see only the 9 didgit numbers generated by Teamview, and in the Histroy page you get a telephone list of these numbers and need a wicked memory to know which goes with which box. However, Teamview works really well and on one occasion I used Teamview to to connect to and fix PocketCloud/VNC on a box where the PocketCloud was giving problems (on an old screwed up machine I might add).