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Enable RDP using VNC Manager

mnhim — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:45:30 GMT

It would be nice to be able to enable RDP using VNC Manager instead of connecting into the registry of the remote workstation, then looking around for the right registry key.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] WAN and MAC Adress resolution

hagstrd — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:18:30 GMT

I would like to see a way to get the MAC Address of WAN workstations without forwarding ARP requests. Possible through WMI or setting a workstation on each subnet as a VNC Manager Proxy? I also think that if possible, getting the currently logged on username would be a tremendous benefit.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Prefix Group Name to Connection Name

ToyMaster458 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:29:24 GMT

I have multiple computers with the same name in different groups. If I have connections open to two different systems with the same name it is hard to tell them apart. It would be great to have the option to add the group name as a prefix to the computer name on the connect tab or the separate window connection. e.g. GroupName - SubGroupName - ServerName

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] feature to specify external tool as default action on double click

Markus Schmitz — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:22:43 GMT

In VNC manager I can specify to use RDP or VNC as the default, when double clicking on a registered computer.

This is fine for a lot of cases. But we maintain also our unix boxes and some switches in the list. For these we defined external tools like putty and the web browser. Now it would be very convinient to be able to set these as the default action on double click.

Is this possible in the new version?

Regards

markus

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Show current user

SMills — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:28:27 GMT

Please add a column to show the currently logged in user for a computer without the need to run the CTRL-G command. This would be useful in the dynamic search folder and the static list. We have many occasions when the user ask for support and they have trouble finding the machine name or ip to give us so that we can connect. It would be much easier just to look at the list or find them by user name.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Listening Connection notification

ToyMaster458 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:01:25 GMT

When I have VNC Listening enabled I would like to receive notification that I have a new connection with the ability to reject the connection if I choose.

Able to connect to the console

iampedro — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:58:20 GMT

It would be great if there is an option where we could connect to the console if other connections are taking up...

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] View-only connect

jafmuse — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:43:56 GMT

I love SmartCode VNC Server.

One problem I have is the desire to connect to the same server, sometimes in interactive mode, and other times in view only mode. Currently, it is difficult to do so without either creating two server connections or risking triggering input. It would be great to have the option via keystroke/toolbar button/context menu to connect to a VNC server in view-only mode.

I may be missing something, but it seems like you have two options for view-only connections:

1. Setup the server connection as "View only (input ignored)" (must create two separate connections to each server or change the setting each time);
2. Connect in standard input-permitted fashion, then switch to "View Only Mode" via menu or toolbar. This could allow mouse movement or other input to the remote server before the mode is switched.

The ideal solution would be a keystroke/toolbar button/context menu option that would connect in read-only mode. The current "View Only Mode" option could then toggle the modes.

I hope that makes sense.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Public key for SSH tunneling

zarthan — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:06:02 GMT

I use public key for SSH (tunneling) and would like to move away from passwords altogether. I use ssh tunneling to Windows servers as well using freessh.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Automatically connecting with a web browser

jonno232 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:41:36 GMT

Would it be possible to set objects in VNC manager to automatically connect using a web browser. Just like to can with VNC, RDP ot virtual server at the moment.

Just an idea!

Many Thanks

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] More Default Connection Types (like url for network devices)

scottwilkins — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:03:47 GMT

I've been able to setup VNC Manager to connect to network devices via "External Tools", but it would much much nicer if I do one of the following: Either setup the default connection (on double click) to one of those external tools, or have a URL as a default connection type. Some network devices have special URL requirements, so just hitting port 80 doesn't work 100% of the time. Like we have some NAS units for backup needs. Their URL is port 5000 with specific folders for admin or user connections. like http://nas:5000/admin or something like that. Plus other devices like network printer, and routers all can be easily managed with this tool too. I only hit these devices with I.E. and nothing else so VNC or RDP is not needed for them.

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Local password encryption

zarthan — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:10:16 GMT

It is possible to store the passwords in the VNCManager config. I have a great many passwords and would really like to store them. It looks like a simple hash in the config if I remember. How about a master password and some real encryption on the stored configs.

[IMPLEMENTED v3.6] Auto-size RDP screen setting

tiker — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:59:14 GMT

I'm just trying out the VNC manager software to replace my current RDP client because of the VNC support. I currently work off a laptop with external displays of varying sizes and resolutions when I'm in the office and off the laptop display when outside of the office.

The program I currently use has the ability to automatically send the screen size to the server when I connect based on the application screen size. If I drag the window to another display and resize the application window and establish a new connection the screen size is automatically set to fit the window.

With SC VNC Manager, RDP connections are set as part of the connection properties and don't auto-adjust when connecting. Is there any way this could be implemented into SC VNC Manager? It would be much easier than modifying the properties of each connection everytime I switch to a different display.

Auto-resize window

DaWolfey — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:30:50 GMT

I understand there are some technical limitations with the VNC client where you cannot force it to resize itself (without stretching/shrinking) to the VNC client window.

But would it be possible to include an option that will resize the VNC manager window to ensure that the VNC client (or RDP client for that matter) does not need scrollbars to fit the whole remote desktop in ?

[IMPLEMENTED v4.0] Navigation Tree and Wizards and Tools

w00ts!te — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:23:04 GMT

I think this would be cool. View both your tools and folders at the same time so I don't have to switch back and forth

[IMPLEMENTED v3.6] Connection History

iampedro — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:59:35 GMT

It would be great if you had a connection history per each computer and not be able to destroy that history and it would be limited to the max of 30 days and it would over write the new information for the old as the connection keeps going on. It would be great if this was in a text file also.