[Xarann]

well i found something that could be portable, called rdesktop (its on sourceforge)

it open-source, and allows remote control of windows desktop sharing (the default wich comes with windows xp and 2k too i think)

i think it could be really usefull, not on all the time on xbmc but you can just launch it to control your pc, and lets say launch kaiengine (very usefull if your pc is far from your xbox), etc im sure theres a bunch of other uses

sure you could use linux, but this would be easier to use (like with linksboks)

[salle78]

i made this windows-application a while back:
http://www.geocities.com/grundir4/xbmr/

salle78 - you're a god! fabulous little application - i love it!!! much better than the web interface (which hangs quite often)

 :thumbsup:

thanks! i'm glad you liked it.

i made a pocket pc-version of the application this weekend.
so it's now possible to control xbmc from your pda.

screenshot and download:
http://www.geocities.com/grundir4/xbmr/pocketpc/

[bitblaster]

hey,
i have a feature suggestion... it is rather important to me, i am sure many will enjoy it.

anyhow -

i like being able to control my xbox through my lan... but i would like it if i could control everything through my pc, everything to me is:

kml browser

launch browser

i don't use ifilm as i cant find the download link... ever since i updated to the newest cvs i couldnt use ifilm (lost script)

anyhow... is this possible? i would truely enjoy it!

[barrassm]

:idea:
any pc desktop remote control (xbox-to-pc) in the pipes?
so that you can control your server from the xbox, something along the lines of pcanywhere of dameware, would be handy so that you dont have to leave your living room to check the server!

[thor918]

there exists a phyton script that shows live screenshots from a computer.
http://members.cox.net/alexpoet/download...tails.html

but its not for controlling

[HarshReality]

i have ran across a script for turning a pc off that is on your lan but havent actually looked at it or been able to tell if it could be expanded upon.

[bitplane]

the logical choice would be vnc. python is too slow to write a decent speed vnc client, so someone would need to port it to the xbox. doubt it would ever become part of xbmc tho

[realjobe]

we all know that all pc's can be controlled through internet, wheater the hardware was anywhere in the world. we do not need to sit in front of the machine in order to use it. there are several remotecontrollers available (pc anywhere, ms' remote desktop etc) but only one real, light and secure solutions for this is vnc family.

vnc functionality is impleneted in many projects and products like http://www.realvnc.com (the best), ultravnc.sourceforge.net and http://www.tightvnc.com.

i'm using mediacenter as a decode front for multimedia content, all the material comes from workgroup smb share from my server. the server has realvnc service online, so i can admin it anywhere i wish. from work, from holidays abroad etc..

there are occations when it could be very nice to admin the server's i have sitting in front of the xbox.

so with no further nonsense, i wish you guru's there should implement vnc based client and/or server solution to the great xboxmediacenter!

thank you.

[thor918]

there may be another developer crowd you could ask.
python developers maybe could port a vnc client in a pythonscript.

http://bdash.net.nz/blog....-client
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/py430/python/
http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/v...works.html

[atomizasser]

hi. i have founded this script for pytohn. i think that is interesting, but don't knwo if xbmc is capable to run this script

import socket
import md5
from time import sleep

host = ''
remote = 'servers.ip.com'
port = some_random_port_no
rport = servers_port_no
paswd = 'girder_password'



def send(event):
s = socket.socket(socket.af_inet, socket.sock_stream)
try:
s.connect((remote, rport))
except:
print 'unable to make remote connection'
s.close()
return

# client/server authentication
rsp = grdr_resp(s,"quintessence")
m = md5.md5(rsp + ':' + paswd).hexdigest()
rsp = grdr_resp(s,m)
if rsp != 'accept':
print 'invalid password', rsp

# send the command
grdr_send(s,event)
# orderly shutdown of network sockets
grdr_send(s,'close')
s.shutdown(2)
s.close()

def grdr_send(s,dat):
s.send(dat + '\n')

def grdr_recv(s):
dat = s.recv(100)
return dat[:len(dat)-1]

def grdr_resp(s,dat):
grdr_send(s,dat)
return grdr_recv(s)

[theni9e]

i kinda understand that only viewing a remote screen would be possible however a vnc viewer on xbmc would be extremely useful!

[theni9e]

a vnc viewer for xbmc would be great! we wouldnt even need control over the remote computer, just remote viewing using vnc would make a really usefull addition!

[HarshReality]

exactly how many processes do you think that would take... one for the connect, one for the display, one for each interaction..

xbox supports one....

[theni9e]

i just said a viewer, even that is within the xbmc power as it just needs to display an image onscreen.

[HarshReality]

1/2 way down the page....
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/py430/python/index.html