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[dilli-theclaw]

Ok I'm going to just jump and in say what I'd like to happen (because I'm not sure I'd be able to explain it properly)

What I'd like to do is for my fileserver to take a screen shot every say 10 mins and save it on one of it's hard drives so that I can access it via the network.

What would be the best way to accomplish that?

Basically I want to see who's logged into my fileserver's ftp without having to go upstairs and look.

Cheers - Dilligaf

[Chris W]

ah... i got a freeware progam on the front of a pc magazine that does that but i can't remember what it is called....

let me go and rummage through my cd collection

[darkangel]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Ok I'm going to just jump and in say what I'd like to happen (because I'm not sure I'd be able to explain it properly)

What I'd like to do is for my fileserver to take a screen shot every say 10 mins and save it on one of it's hard drives so that I can access it via the network.

What would be the best way to accomplish that?

Basically I want to see who's logged into my fileserver's ftp without having to go upstairs and look.

Cheers - Dilligaf

talk about bone idle does it not have a log file?
whats O's, ftp server software

[Chris W]

ah hah... found it

it is called PAL Computer Surveillance System 2.2 but it is not free- £16 normal price, but i have the free copy on the dvd if you want that.... never used it myself

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by darkangel

talk about bone idle does it not have a log file?
whats O's, ftp server software

It is windows XP pro. I will have a look for a log file. it is called cesar FTP.

[Aragorn]

Don't want to appear picky, but can we have some more details - eg Server OS & FTP server?

If it's a Win2K/2K3 server, how about using Remote Desktop to keep an eye on it. If it's Linux, then X or vnc to look.

Or do you mean you want to take snapshots periodically to look later? Querying the FTP logfiles would help you do that.

HTH

EDIT - Answered OS & FTP Q before I asked!! WXP also has Remote Desktop if your not logged in.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

ah hah... found it

it is called PAL Computer Surveillance System 2.2 but it is not free- £16 normal price, but i have the free copy on the dvd if you want that.... never used it myself

I'll have a look and see what it's like

edit i'm going to download the demo and check it out

[Aragorn]

According to the ACLogic website it has built-in remote control :

Remote control of the server using the same interface is possible. Everything you can do on the computer where the server runs is possible on another computer.

Assuming you can access your server from downstairs you should be able to administer it from there.

Link to how to remote control

HTH

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

According to the ACLogic website it has built-in remote control :

Assuming you can access your server from downstairs you should be able to administer it from there.

Link to how to remote control

HTH

I shall have a look at that - thanks