Seeing Users Screens

!GasAxe! · 21 May 2008 at 13:53

We Have a network of about 24 PC's but I would like to be able at anytime to look in on about 10 of them to see what they are looking at/doing.

Has anyone got any ideas of free or commercial ideas that I could use to do this, I've currently been useing a trail version of netsupport manager which is £48 per PC but to be honest it does a lot more that what I need.

Cheers

Gas

oddjob62 · 21 May 2008 at 14:18

Could try http://www.realvnc.com/

FrenchTart · 21 May 2008 at 14:34

I was going to suggest VNC but i presume the OP wants to view lots of screens at once without the faff of tiling VNC windows...?

Janesy B · 21 May 2008 at 14:37

you could set it up with an assortment of mirrors

jonislost · 21 May 2008 at 14:39

Gencontrol

!GasAxe! · 21 May 2008 at 14:49

Was looking more at something that shows thumbnails of the all the PC's at once

Gas

Ethics · 21 May 2008 at 15:33

Script that executes a print screen and then saves the file to a network share with pc name/username?

J.T · 21 May 2008 at 15:36

Damware mini remote, you can make the windows as small as you like, then if you see somthing dodgy going on you can make them bigger.

http://www.dameware.com/

Scythe · 21 May 2008 at 15:36

NetOp does that. Designed for schools but it should be fine?

ns400r · 21 May 2008 at 17:33

Lanview from MST Software. The software is free but to use the multiple screens of the Slideshow you must make a donation.
http://www.mst-software.co.uk/software/index.php

Skeeter · 22 May 2008 at 00:31

Do the people know you will be watching them?

Cobertizo · 22 May 2008 at 00:44

What's the reason for wanting to see what they are doing? Depending on the purpose, it may be that looking in on the screen may be less valuable than, say, system / network logging...

asim18 · 22 May 2008 at 02:36

RM Tutor? ( http://www.rm.com/secondary/Products/product.asp?cref=PD562690 )

Or

http://www.netsupportschool.com/monitor.asp

they have free trials too.

They had it at my school + I knew admin password = me logging off the teacher from the back of the classroom!!!!

Nitrojan · 22 May 2008 at 02:50

http://www.imperosoftware.com/impero.asp

Monitor & Record Remote Screens

Impero allows you to watch all computer screens live from your own computer. You can discretely monitor what is happening live and record remote screens for later review.
Recording the remote screens can be useful to prove misbehaviour or good work and can be replayed using any computer.

Choose from Live images or Still thumbnails. The total Thumbnail images viewable at any given time is dependant on your screen resolution.

Rhys · 28 May 2008 at 17:19

http://thetechnologyteacher.wordpress.com/vncthumbnailviewer/

gumbald · 28 May 2008 at 17:21

Impero was used when I was working in a school.

Clarkey · 28 May 2008 at 17:33

monitoring 24 at once is going to be seriously sucking on the network bandwidth, surely..

whitecrook · 28 May 2008 at 22:46

Linux + window manager with virtual desktops. Remote in using VNC / RDP and put each one on a virtual desktop.

FVWM is renowned for it's virtual desktop handling.

OR you could use COMPIZ for the thumbnailing (the function to scale the window down, but still leave it functional is awesome and something that I've wanted for years and never seen) and is possibly ideal for you. And eneral ease of window manipulation with a mouse only.