[Gloucs] Remote control

[Anthony Edward Cooper]

Hello Paul,

Firstly thank you for your kind comments about my talk:-)

Two options that might work. If the XP box is XP pro then you can use
remote desktop (enable it via control panel -> system -> remote tab). If
not then VNC.

Remote desktop gives better performance but VNC can work on XP home.
However what ever you decide, being over the Internet, before you do
anything like that it is best to set up some sort of encrypted secure
tunnel/VPN on the ADSL routers (unless you have a Linux box at the other
end - in which case you can use ssh). This tunnel may be the tricky bit
depending upon the hardware involved.

Hope this helps.

Tony.

> Hi guys, I came along to my first LUG meeting on Tuesday and wanted to
> thank
> you for making me welcome. The session on remote control apps was
> particularly
> interesting and timely given my query below.
>
> Although I've scanned the latest LUG e-mails I thought I'd ask your
> collective
> views on which Linux/Windows remote control application would be best for
> the
> following scenario:
>
> My farther-in-law is a newbie at Windows (XP) and occasionally asks me to
> help
> resolve problems with his Windows system.
>
> Although I've been using Linux for a few years now I'm still a relative
> newbie
> and am currently running Mandriva 2009 Spring Free (2009.1).
>
> I'd like to be able to remote control my father-in-law's windows PC from
> my
> Linux system, what would you recommend?
>
> regards
>
> Paul
>
>
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