remotely connect to Unix

[saad_5]

hi guys,

1- I need to remotely connect from my windows XP to unix server (FEDORA core1) i need the GUI (graphical user interface).

2- how can i turnoff my firewall in fedora core1.

thanx,
saad

[RAC_1]

1. Reflection, vnc software, exceed
2. man iptables.

[Muthukumar_5]

1) You can use xmanager or IRQ tool to use as GUI based one. Before that unix server has to run in run level 5. Check it as,

who -r

2) Yes. Using iptables -F (flush)

hth.

[Gopi Sekar]

1. use reflectionX or VNC (it is free)

2. If you want to turnoff firewall temporarily then 'service iptables stop' , if you want to make it permanent(even after reboot) 'chkconfig iptables off'

Hope this helps,
Gopi

[Ivan Ferreira]

TightVNC is the best solution, because you will be using the less bandwith possible.

Check the documentation for instructions about how to enable the desktop using vnc.

To disable the firewall, as Gopi said use:

chkconfig iptables off
service iptables stop

[Logu_2]

You can get a free xserver from cygwin package and it on the windows Xp machine.

Method 1:

On the windows Xp machine, run the Xserver and giving appropriate access control.

On the remote server assign your windows machine IP with the the display number to the DISPLAY variable and export it.

Eg:
export DISPLAY=192.168.1.20:0.0

and run the xclient applications from the remote server.

Eg running an xclient:
xterm

Method 2:

Run X server on the windows machine. And start an ssh (putty) session to the remote machine with X11 forward options. Make sure the ssh-server is set to X11 forwarding. From this ssh session you can run any xclient application which will be displayed on the windows machine.

Typically u can run gnome-session or startkde as xcleint applications which will get you the actual desktop.

Method 3:

On the remote machine run xdm, kdm or gdm. Enable xdmcp.

On the windows machine run the Xserver with the IP of the remote machine.

X -query 192.168.1.10(remote host)

This will give u a graphical login screen.


Thanks
-logu