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From: ljm@FTP.COM (leo j mclaughlin iii)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: PC Remote control software over the Internet
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Date: 18 May 91 01:25:01 GMT
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>Has anyone tried using one of the PC remote control software packages
>(such as CloseUp or Carbon Copy) over the Internet?  

Yes, (though only over very little pieces).  Get two PCs running the
NetBIOS LAN version of CloseUP/Carbon Copy and a vendor of NetBIOS over
TCP/IP which supports M/P-node or extended B-node services.  Stir gently and
hope the delay characteristics don't upset the PC software too badly....

>...The idea would be to connect the controlling PC to a terminal server,
>Telnet to a milking machine, and then to the controlled PC....

..Sorry, no telnet allowed if you really want remote control -- you need
CloseUP/Carbon Copy type software running over TCP/IP at both ends.  If
you fit Stanford's licensing characteristics you can get their VT100
emulation telnet server for DOS, but that really is a very different beast.

>Does anyone know authoritatively if such a thing is possible?
    
Yes.  Though as I mentioned, your mileage will vary.

enjoy,
leo j mclaughlin iii
ljm@ftp.com