HIT-> PC Anywhere

["Karen A. Mars" <EHOVE_LIB@NOECA.OHIO.GOV>]

On February I posted a message asking for information on PC Anywhere. I want to
thank the members as the responses were very helpful.  I also received several
requests to pass the information on, so I will do so. I hope the original
senders will excuse my paraphrasing.
        All responses were basically positive.

        Willie J. Mackey wrote "it;s great...but it doesn't do everything.
...It worked pretty good, except with graphics programs. It takes along time
to repaint graphics screens when the data is being transferred via modem. Other
than that I had no problems.

        Kathy Patten says "I use it from home to work on the computer we
use as a server in the library. They are both standalones...you need a modem
and just designate one computer as the host. With a 2400 baud modem there is
a delayed response time which takes some getting used to. Columbia Library
support has used the program to work on a problem on our computer in
Tennessee from theirs in California.

        Clara Hoover wrote "At our office several people use CloseUp 6.0.
Several clients use this also. Our people seem to like this better than
PC Anywhere.

        Norma Dreyer wrote "I have a copy of PC Anywhere on my station on my
library LAN. The remote station is connected by modem from outside the school.
One can get into my network any time that my station remains powered on.

        Carol Mann Simpson added "I telecommute to work two days a week via
PCAnywhere 4.5. I have PC's at both ends and identical modems. Be sure to have
a direct inward dial line attached to the office computer. TIP: Make a boot
disk for the remote computer that will automatically bring that machine up into
PCAnywhere host mode. Occasionally the host computer will lock up, and
PCAnywhere has the capability to reboot it, but unless it boots up into
PCAnywhere host mode, you can't dial back into it.

        Melissa Davis wrote "He'll need to purchase BOTH parts of PC Anywhere.
One for the host and one for the remote. He will also need to leave his office
computer turned on with the communications software running in host mode. The
advantate of PC Anywhere is the security built in to prevent anyone without
the right password from messing with his office computer. He
really needs to look at this carefully, it is pretty expensive.

        Carol Adams wrote "You must have a modem on both machines, the school
computer must be set at AWHost and may not be used by anyone at school when
it is in host mode, and the home computer must be set to AWRemote. The settings
are curcial in order to utilize the functions on both machines. Technical help
is the pits.

        Vickye Drury wrote " We use PC Anywhere in our district both on networks
and stand alones. However, I will tell you that one of our librarians could not
use it to access Dialog.

        Judy Ermlick wrote "It seems harder to access a networked computer than
 a
free standing. I access my net account much like you would access AOL. Networked
friends do not seem to have his home ability.

        Sue Yahng also uses PC Anywhere to allow tech support people to call in.
She says, "If I am in host mode, they can call in and usually fix my problem.
When i bought it, I thought I could call in and work from home, but I have
ProComm at home and PCA won't allow access.

        Pat Bartoshesky wrote "This will work. Obviously he'll want to have the
fastest modem he can afford on both machines.

        Thanks again to all the LM_Netters who responded.

                Karen Mars    EHOVE_LIB@NOECA.Ohio.gov