Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:24:53 -0800 From: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net> To: ScaryG <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> Cc: Andre Elferink <andrebsd@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Remote Desktop Message-ID: <20020311152453.E77202@rain.macguire.net> In-Reply-To: <20020311175608.56f4577c.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>; from freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu on Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 05:56:08PM -0500 References: <20020311224425.88381.qmail@web21309.mail.yahoo.com> <20020311175608.56f4577c.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>
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* ScaryG (freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu) [020311 14:52]: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:44:25 -0800 (PST) > Andre Elferink <andrebsd@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I am wondering if or rather how would I go about > > connecting to my home system (FreeBSD 4.5) from a Mac > > or PC (probibly running windows) over the internet... > > so basicly that i can bring up my home systems desktop > > like im sitting infront of it from a remote mac or > > pc.. or in simplest terms just do what "go2mypc" does. > > I would also suggest VNC... > > It's in the ports so you can easily compile it there. > > The VNC site also has downloads for Windoze. > > This address from Defcon1 should have everything you need to get going: > > http://www.defcon1.org/About_Us/News/Upcoming_Articles/CVS-Server/VNC-Server/vnc-server.html > > Be careful of the word wrapping.. > > You could always just go to www.defcon1.org and then just click the link > for VNC at the bottom right. > > Enjoy! > > -Gerry > Web Hosting // Primary & Secondary DNS Services > at http://www.interpool.ca Another tool you might consider is rdesktop, which is a remote desktop protocol client for accessing Windows NT Terminal servers. With this, you can access an NT4 or Win2k terminal server from an X desktop. Its incredibly useful and can be forwarded over an ssh tunnel. I use it at work constantly. http://www.rdesktop.org/ -- Benjamin Krueger "From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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