[OPLINTECH] techsoup software

[Chad Neeper]

I don't think it's available via Techsoup, but I believe Diskeeper has 
remote defragging capability in it more expensive versions. I've only 
used the cheaper versions, myself.

For remote capabilities, I use a flavor of VNC (TightVNC, specifically) 
to remote the desktops and to transfer files/folders directly to the 
remote computer.

Clonezilla for me, too, combined with PXE network boot and a TFTP 
server. That is, I have a TFTP server set up with multiple boot images, 
including Clonezilla. On a computer even with no local OS, I can boot 
PXE and get a menu of boot options to choose from:

*  Please select a boot image:
*
*  bootfd0              Boot from floppy drive 0
*  boothd0              Boot from local hard drive 0.
*  boothd1              Boot from local hard drive 1.
*  clonezilla           Start Clonezilla.
*  freedos              Start FreeDOS
*  memtest              Start Memtest86+
*  spinrite             Start Spinrite running on FreeDOS
*  sysrcd               Start the System Rescue CD.
*  thin                 Start ThinStation remote desktop.
*
*
*  Default (press ENTER or wait 60 seconds):  boothd0

(It was just easier to cut 'n paste!)

As I find other useful tools I can use via PXE, I incorporate them. That 
way, whether I need to test a computer's hard drive (Spinrite) or memory 
(memtest86+), blast down an image (Clonezilla), or repair Windows from 
outside of Windows by booting into Linux (System Rescue CD)...I'm 
covered. It's all FOSS, except for Spinrite. You have to buy that one, 
but it can be worth it's weight in gold for recovering hard drives. (Bad 
analogy, I suppose, considering software doesn't really weigh much these 
days. But you get the idea!)

hth,
Chad

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*Chad Neeper*
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On 2/8/2011 1:30 PM, R Young wrote:
> Purse strings have loosened a bit, and the boss says we might be able 
> to place an order with techsoup.
> I am looking for suggestions for software that might be helpful for a 
> one-man shop in managing networks and workstations.  In particular, 
> remote defragging capability, and/or other remote pc maintenance and 
> repair, image management software (preferably other than Ghost)  and 
> any other suggestions to make life easier for me.
> thanks
>
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