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Thanks for an excellent eevirw !Soon, we will try to make it work effectively in low-bandwidth connections also.Hint : Remote control is a lot faster using Java/ActiveX viewer than Flash viewer.CheersSRK
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WebEx allows you to [[control a computer]]'s desktop over the [[network]], even using proxies through firewalls. There is a possibility to use a free trial: http://www.webex.com.
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Here is a description how to set up Java for use with WebEx.
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== SLES 11 x64 ==
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I could use WebEx under SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 on 2010-12-14 with Firefox 3.6.12 and [[Java]] 1.6.0. Later on, after I applied the latest updates, I had to downgrade java to sr8. Here is all I did:
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* [[open a console]]
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* install java 1.6:
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yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
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* downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:
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[[File:Snapshot-java.png|250px]]
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* install the java plugin
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<ul>
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<li> for every user (in this case ''root'')
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<ul>
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<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
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mkdir -p /''root''/.mozilla/plugins
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<li>link the plugin from java to mozilla: </li>
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</li>
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ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /''root''/.mozilla/plugins/
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</ul>
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</ul>
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* restart your firefox twice
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* test if it works by surfing to about:plugins
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== SUSE Linux 11.4 ==
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You will have to uninstall icedtea-web and install Sun's Java plugin.
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== Debian ==
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ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
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  /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
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== generic ==
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* find out what your jre directory is. In its lib/amd64 path you will find libnpjp2.so
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* find out what your mozilla plugin directory is
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* Link libnpjp2.so to from the one directory to the other
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* Verify this has worked by surfing to about:plugins
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= TroubleShooting =
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== keyboard does not work ==
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'''Symptom:''' Your keyboard does not work on the remote computer.
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'''Solution:''' Click on Sharing -> Input Language -> Remote computer settings
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= Competitors =
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* http://www.teamviewer.com
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* http://www.mymeetingroom.com
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* http://www.gotomeeting.com
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= See also =
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* [[cool things]]

Revision as of 12:30, 10 May 2012

WebEx allows you to control a computer's desktop over the network, even using proxies through firewalls. There is a possibility to use a free trial: http://www.webex.com.

Here is a description how to set up Java for use with WebEx.

SLES 11 x64

I could use WebEx under SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 on 2010-12-14 with Firefox 3.6.12 and Java 1.6.0. Later on, after I applied the latest updates, I had to downgrade java to sr8. Here is all I did:

yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
  • downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:

Snapshot-java.png

  • install the java plugin
  • for every user (in this case root)
    • make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:
    • mkdir -p /root/.mozilla/plugins
    • link the plugin from java to mozilla:
    • ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /root/.mozilla/plugins/
  • restart your firefox twice
  • test if it works by surfing to about:plugins

SUSE Linux 11.4

You will have to uninstall icedtea-web and install Sun's Java plugin.

Debian

ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
 /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins

generic

  • find out what your jre directory is. In its lib/amd64 path you will find libnpjp2.so
  • find out what your mozilla plugin directory is
  • Link libnpjp2.so to from the one directory to the other
  • Verify this has worked by surfing to about:plugins

TroubleShooting

keyboard does not work

Symptom: Your keyboard does not work on the remote computer.

Solution: Click on Sharing -> Input Language -> Remote computer settings

Competitors

See also