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Re: [SLE] Remote Desktop Connection
  • From: "Matt T. Duval" <mduval@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:53:52 -0600
  • Message-id: <1094759631.21542.259.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Just dl the vnc-viewer on the windows box and set in Yast2 that you want
remote admin on. Then they just need your ip so in vnc they put <ip>:1,
thats it. Also for ssh use putty on the windows box. Just stuff the word
putty in google

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 13:36, 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
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Matt T. Duval wrote:
>
> > Yes, they can connect via VNC or SSH
> >
> > On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 13:03, Maura Edeweiss Monville wrote:
> > > I tried to connect from my desktop PC running SuSE 9.1 to the computer in
> > > the Division I'm moving to (they all use Windows in there) .. I
> > > succeeded by using the SuSE provided Remote Desktop Connection.
> > >
> > > Now my question is: Can people I'll be working with, who (unfortunately)
> > > use Windows XP, connect to my computer running Linux/SuSE 9.1 ?
> > > They regularly use RDC for connections among Windows computers.
> > > I've just found out it's possible to connect from Linux to Windows.
> > > I wonder if the opposite way works too, that is from Windows XP
> > > to Linux/SuSE ??? If the answer is YES then what should they use
> > > (protocol/package) and what should they know about my computer (domain,
> > > IP, etc..) ?
> > > All the computers are on a network.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance for your help.
> > >
> > > Maura
> > --
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Matt Duval
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > HealthTrans
> > www.healthtrans.com
> > "Transforming Healthcare, One Transaction At A Time"
> > (720) 493-8252
> > 6061 South Willow Drive
> > Suite 125
> > Greenwood Village, CO 80111
> >
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Thank you,

Matt Duval
Sr. Network Engineer
HealthTrans
www.healthtrans.com
"Transforming Healthcare, One Transaction At A Time"
(720) 493-8252
6061 South Willow Drive
Suite 125
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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