Remote Connection

[Paul Stanard]

Anyone know of a good way to connect to linux server from desktop pc remotely beside using a terminal service

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

Here are few ways:
telnet, ssh
vnc
X-win32

[Paul Stanard]

What about one with a gui interface?

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

it's vnc


install it's rpm on the Linux

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

You can also connect to the X server with X-win32 utility ,which you of course have to download first and install on windows.Besides it requires some configuration on Linux.
As for VNC -it's very simple and also free for Windows, not to mention that it's rpm comes with the distribution

[Paul Stanard]

I just found VNC on the web, right before u mentioned it. So I install the VNC package on the linux server? and then what? Bear with me.

What about on the clients machine?

You have been a big help
Thanks alot

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

you have to download vncviewer utility for windows -it comes free

on linux -after installing the rpm -issue this command

vncserver
it'll prompt you for password

specify it (new one for clients)

then issue this command
vncserver :1

after that on windows machine start the vncviewer and
type in the window
Linux's IP:1

it'll prompt for a password , enter the same as you gave in the linux

Best regards

you can probably do it with less steps , however it works ....

[I.Delic]

Hi Paul,

VNC is good but i think little bit to slow.
You kan use the another product and this one you can find on this link

http://www.radmin.nl/


Succes


Oops I see this one works only with Windows OS.
Maybe you can use this one for your windows box's.
It is very easy to use

[Donal Rogers_1]

I use VNC on all my servers, and I think it's great! Multiple servers can be run on Linux, as opposed to Windows, where it is just a remote console (ie, the person at the console can see the actions of the remote user, but this can be useful for training purposes).

Anyway, the Linux VNC server will run as the person who starts the server program - root, jbloggs, etc. When the server starts for the first time as a user, a .vnc directory is placed in the user's home directory. There is a file called xstartup, and if you have Gnome or KDE installed on your server, you can replace the lines in this file with a line 'exec gnome-session' or 'exec startkde'. This will give you your favourite window manager with all the benefits of same.

Donal.

[Olivier Drouin]

Exceed is awesome, its commercial though. it is a X Windows client.

You just need a standard X server on the linux box

[Paul Stanard]

I think VNC is basically an emulator software. Does anyone know of an app. which will require each user to login such as when using a citrix neighboorhood agent. I would like for it to be a little more secure than a general terminal service like vnc or putty etc.....

[I.Delic]

Hi Paul,

Of course there are a lot of them. I use reflection x and i have a good experience with this product.
Just check this link and let as kwno
http://www.wrq.com/products/reflection/pc_x_server/


Good luck


Idriz