NetOp - Deployment via AD

[ajbritton]

Anyone using NetOp (2, 3 or 4) and deploying via AD?

 

I've got this working, but every time I do it it seems like I have to tweak something new to make it work. If anyone has the definitive method for this I'd love to hear it. Yes, I know I can push the client out from the server or whatever, but my aim is to have all software deployed via AD so that PC builds are as automated as possible.

[ConTheITGuy]

Not an answer to your question I'm afraid - but...

 

The Student deployment thingy worked a treat when I was trialling NetOP but has never worked properly since we bought it!! Is that what you mean when you say push client out from the server?

 

 

Andy.

[ajbritton]

Yes, the Student deployment feature works well, but as I said, I really need my PC builds to be complete and not require extra bits of software to have to be squirted on to them after a rebuild.

 

My most recent install of NetOp (4.0) had a problem because of a missing line in C:\WINDOWS\NETOP.INI. This caused the Teacher module to load with an error message about TCP/IP sockets. It was clashing with the Student module. I got it working, but had to write a VB script to manually modify the INI file and assign it as a startup script - yuk :oops:

[Dos_Box]

NetOp bad. NetSupport Manager good, AND has built in deployment tools.

[ajbritton]

NetOp's not my choice for doing remote support/management, it's used by curriculum staff (teachers or whatever) to either transmit a single screen to all other PCs in the room, or to lock all the PCs in the room etc. I use UltraVNC as a means of PC remote control.