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@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@srsmith MeshCentral developer here. There is no Android application for MeshCentral, it just going to be the mobile web site. It's not a feature full as the desktop site, but should get the basics (and supports NFC/Bluetooth two-factor authentication on Android Chrome). Let me know if you try it and what you think of it.

Unfortunately, my experience with desktop access from mobile was not so great. I tried using Firefox and Chrome on Android and couldn't do much. When the phone is in portrait mode, the desktop is too small to use for me, and in landscape, the screen is cutoff. Am I missing an option to zoom / pan somewhere? If this is something that you can easily add, I'd love to see it added. Mobile access is by no means a necessity, so please don't take time away from the core product if you think this would be fairly involved to implement.

On a positive note, the group/computer list, general and files sections worked perfectly from mobile.

I have this setup on a $5 Vultr instance running Fedora 30, complete with a subdomain, Let's Encrypt and 2FA. I've also got it running as a systemd service running under a limited user account.

I'm only testing with a handful of personal computers right now, but everything just seems to work, and does so quickly. Having secure, easy access to a computer's desktop, files and terminal through a web browser is fantastic! I'm still learning all the features and capabilities, but I'm very impressed with what I have seen so far. Awesome stuff @Ylian!

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@srsmith said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@Dashrender

Still don't know wtf caused it, but the laptop is a Win 7 refurb from 3+ years ago, so it's just not worth repairing.

A new screen might be $12 bucks, what model laptop is it?

Dell Inspiron N5050. After a quick search, the best prices I have found are $50-60, which is in line with what @JaredBusch and @stacksofplates mentioned above.

This is a bit unbelievable, but I don't need to worry about replacing the screen right now. The service dept. manager just informed me that another technician called in and said that they ran their laptop over with a vehicle and it is now FUBAR'd. They need a replacement tomorrow, and since I am fresh out of spares, they are OK with me issuing this one as-is for now.

@dafyre Apparently I need more coffee...

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@Dashrender

Still don't know wtf caused it, but the laptop is a Win 7 refurb from 3+ years ago, so it's just not worth repairing.

Swapping a service technician's old laptop with a new one. The old one has a dead spot on the screen that looks to be the exact size and shape of a quarter, but they swear that they don't know how it happened...

@DustinB3403 I'm inclined to agree with you this morning. Woke up to find the cat skipped the litter box several times and left "presents" in multiple places, and is walking howling like he is in pain. Off to the vet we go.

Hopefully I don't walk into any surprises at work later this afternoon...

@scotth Setting up a new Vultr account / instance was super quick. Within 15 minutes of signing up, I was connecting to a new Ubuntu 19.04 instance on a subdomain of my domain.

I suspect the "hard" part is going to be digesting all of the various configuration options for MC so that I install it securely with a proper Let's Encrypt certificate.

@scottalanmiller Pricing and features look quite nice, so I figured I'd try it out. Plus, they gave a $5 credit when I signed up, so with the $5 instance, that is one month free

It sounds like I could have used one of the cheaper instances, since this is for a small number of my family members' machines, but having only 10GB for the OS seems a bit light to me.