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[Louis Richards <louis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Koenraad Lelong wrote:

> Maura Edeweiss Monville wrote:
>
> > How do you do that from a WIndows box ?
> > Do you use a character terminal (found in the "Accessories" menu .. I
> > guess) and type in:
> > # ssh -X  mauede@<my-computer-network-address>
> >
> > This is the kind of connection I use to connect among Linux machines.
> >
> > I do not know anything about VCN ... what should they install on their
> > Windows machine and what should I install on my Linux box to allow them
> > to connect to my two Linux boxes from their WIndows desktops ?
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > maura
> I'm using VNC-viewer from ThightVNC. I'm administrating my Suse-server 
> with it from Windows. On your Linux-box you have to enable vnc and 
> vnchttpd in (x)inetd. And open up the ports if you have a firewall.
> HTH
> Koenraad Lelong.
Actually, enabling vnchttpd is not needed. This is for web access. It 
uses the java VNC client and it's own minimal web server. If you do 
enable it, just point a browser to http://ipaddress:5801 and wait for 
the java app to load. Ignore the password request and you should see the 
login screen.

HTH,
Louis