Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect

scottalanmiller

After the server runs for a bit with the parsing error, this error appears on the console...

{ Error: Command failed: /root/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/bin/node /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/meshcentral --launch
/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/meshcentral/db.js:413
                            func({ nodes: nodeCount, meshes: meshCount, powerEvents: powerCount, users: userCount, nodeInterfaces: nodeInterfaceCount, notes: noteCount, connectEvent: nodeLastConnectCount, smbios: nodeSmbiosCount, total: totalCount });
                                                                                     ^

ReferenceError: powerCount is not defined
    at /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/meshcentral/db.js:413:86
    at newArguments.(anonymous function) (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/executor.js:29:17)
    at Cursor.execFn (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/datastore.js:445:12)
    at callback (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/cursor.js:126:19)
    at /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/cursor.js:193:12
    at /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/datastore.js:329:14
    at Object.async.eachSeries (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:130:20)
    at /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/lib/datastore.js:323:11
    at fn (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:582:34)
    at Immediate.<anonymous> (/opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/nedb/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:498:34)
    at processImmediate (timers.js:632:19)

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:294:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:194:15)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:978:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:265:5)
  killed: false,
  code: 1,
  signal: null,
  cmd:
   '/root/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/bin/node /opt/meshcentral2/node_modules/meshcentral --launch' }
ERROR: MeshCentral failed with critical error, check MeshErrors.txt. Restarting in 5 seconds...

Ylian

@scottalanmiller Many thanks for reporting this on GitHub. Did a bunch of fixes to minification and NeDB code as a result. Very must appreciated.

scottalanmiller

@Ylian said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller Many thanks for reporting this on GitHub. Did a bunch of fixes to minification and NeDB code as a result. Very must appreciated.

Thanks. On 0.3.1-h now and all is working great.

scottalanmiller

Busy day here...

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Ylian

Nice! Today I added a "Log scale" option because some data was really off. I also made it so some data points start expiring as times goes on. One hidden feature, you can click on the series names at the top to toggle them.

pmoncho

Anyone else have their screen freeze after the UAC Prompt comes up when connected to Windows clients? (wondering if its just me)

Server is Ubuntu Current
I connect from Windows 10 to MeshCentral
Client system is Windows 10

Tried,

-Disconnect then Reconnect from Desktop
-Refresh MeshCentral

Log out and log in of MC seems to be the only method that works. I can see the UAC prompt and continue on with the support session.

On occasion, after I have logged out and back in of MC, the mouse works but the keyboard doesn't. Have to go through the motions again.

scottalanmiller

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Anyone else have their screen freeze after the UAC Prompt comes up when connected to Windows clients? (wondering if its just me)

Freeze for a short time, yes.

pmoncho

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Anyone else have their screen freeze after the UAC Prompt comes up when connected to Windows clients? (wondering if its just me)

Freeze for a short time, yes.

Hmmmm.... My will freeze until I do something. Waited about 2 hours once.

Does it ever mess with your keyboard but allow the mouse to work?

scottalanmiller

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Anyone else have their screen freeze after the UAC Prompt comes up when connected to Windows clients? (wondering if its just me)

Freeze for a short time, yes.

Hmmmm.... My will freeze until I do something. Waited about 2 hours once.

Does it ever mess with your keyboard but allow the mouse to work?

No, it's just several seconds here.

Have not seek a keyboard issue like that.

scottalanmiller

0.3.1-o is out now.

scottalanmiller

And now 0.3.1-p before I even had a chance to update.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

And now 0.3.1-p before I even had a chance to update.

Skipped O and went straight to P, lol.

dafyre

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

scottalanmiller

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

Yeah. I'm planning on showing this to the guys at the office after I get a few more systems on it. I know the Helpdesk folks love Landesk (aka Ivanti).

JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

But lacking "allow" and an on screen notice of connection means I cannot use it in production.

scottalanmiller

Just updated to 0.3.1-r

pmoncho

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

But lacking "allow" and an on screen notice of connection means I cannot use it in production.

I know it is not what you want but this is the workaround I use as I have users I don't want to be connected all the time.

For a few users, they download the agent to their desktop and run on command. It does not install by default so you get the same functionality as an allow button.

JaredBusch

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

But lacking "allow" and an on screen notice of connection means I cannot use it in production.

I know it is not what you want but this is the workaround I use as I have users I don't want to be connected all the time.

For a few users, they download the agent to their desktop and run on command. It does not install by default so you get the same functionality as an allow button.

That has nothing to do with what I said.

pmoncho

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@pmoncho said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@JaredBusch said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@dafyre said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

Just tested the Mesh Router as well. It works great! Connecting from a hosted server to a lab in my home network (behind double nat) and it works flawlessly!

Such a cool feature.

But lacking "allow" and an on screen notice of connection means I cannot use it in production.

I know it is not what you want but this is the workaround I use as I have users I don't want to be connected all the time.

For a few users, they download the agent to their desktop and run on command. It does not install by default so you get the same functionality as an allow button.

That has nothing to do with what I said.

I must have misunderstood your need for an "Allow" button with User Notification. Apparently I am not getting what your exact issue is?