How about running the DOS viewer on the WFW3.11 machine to view one of the
Win98 machines? Then one monitor, mouse and keyboard could run btwo
machines, and you'd have access to the WFW and Win98 machine.
--
Ian Cowley
Computer Services Dept
National Farmers' Union
>This may be a question without a solution, because the faqs say there
>isn't a server for Win 3.11 but if anyone could suggest a solution, VNC or
>alternative, I'd be grateful.
>
>I have an old 486 running WFWG 3.11 which I'm using as a print server for
>a home network and for backup of data files off other machines onto it's
>hard drive. At the moment it's running with a monitor attached as I have
>to exit Windows gracefully to avoid corrupt files rather than just giving
>it a three finger salute. Also I occasionally have to review the screen.
>It's an awful waste of a monitor which I'd rather transfer to another
>machine for the kids. The other machines on the network are Win98SE but I
>don't think the 486 is up to Win 95/98. I'd like to leave it running WFWG,
>which works, but have the ability to control it remotely and detach the
>monitor. A friend recommended VNC based on his experience at work but I
>seem to be too far behind the technological curve for it. I have mused
>about putting Linux or something on the 486 but so far I don't speak any
>version of *nix and I'm not sure if the services would function properly
>with Win98.
>
>Does anyone know of a potential solution, either with VNC or some other
>program?
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