Hi,
I was wondering if there’s any way that i can remote my oSUSE computer at home from my Windows computer at work. What applications should i use and is it even possible? Do i need to put up a server or is there another way of doing this?
Thanks for your help.
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Sure… almost every operating system in the world comes with an SSH
service that you can enable (if not done already), allow access to
through the firewall, and then connect via an SSH client (again, from
just about any platform by default). YOu could also enable remote
desktop type of stuff so you can control the system graphically. I’d go
with SSH unless you really, really, really need a GUI (faster, can do
just about anything, simpler to setup, etc.).
As a note, a “server” is an over-used term that just means a system that
provides a service. In most cases making a “workstation” into a
“server” is little more than thinking of the box differently in your mind.
Good luck.
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I use Teamviewer a lot for remote support for family/friends. It is slooooowwwww, but is a free graphical remote control software that runs on all platforms. Set your own static password and leave it running on the target machine. Then you can connect to it from any device where you have an internet connection and see/control the whole desktop. TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet
On 2011-10-12 14:06, last savior wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there’s any way that i can remote my oSUSE computer
> at home from my Windows computer at work. What applications should i use
> and is it even possible? Do i need to put up a server or is there
> another way of doing this?
If text is enough, you can use putty, a windows ssh client to connect to
your machine. For graphics, you need to set up an X server in windows
first. Time ago, I did that with the commercial exceed suite (I’m not sure
of the name). And the paid for version of the openSUSE DVD traditionally
carried equivalent free software for the same, but I haven’t tried them.
11.3 had this one, so I assume it works:
-WEIRDX: GPL X-Server written in Java which can be used as Applet
and as application.
http://www.jcraft.com/weirdx/
and:
-TIGHTVNC: The Win32 version of the VNC package (VNC = Virtual
Network Computing). With this package it is possible to
start a kind of virtual X server and to access it from
another machine (independant from the hardware platform).
(self-installing package)
http://www.tightvnc.com/
Older versions of the paid DVD carried more msdos/windows software.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
there is free X Server for windows Xming:
Xming - PC X Server
Xming X Server for Windows | Free System Administration software downloads at SourceForge.net
Xming is very good. You might also install what You need with Cygwin but it will eat up more disk space than Xming.
But anyway as others already suggested I would recommend using ssh (putty client on windows) or teamviewer.
Best regards,
Greg