You can use the rdesktop or tsclient utility to connect a Windows XP/Vista or Windows Terminal Server. On the XP computer you must first enable Remote Desktop connection and configure your Windows firewall to allow Remote Desktop connections through. You can find more details at the URLs below.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-remote-desktop-for-controlling-windows-xp-desktop.html http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-connect-to-a-windows-terminal-server-from-ubuntu.html If you have a router/firewall appliance such a Linksys or D-Link, you must configure port forwarding to the XP computer. For example, http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT54G/Remote_Desktop.htm Alternatively, You can use some 3rd party service such as http://gotomypc.com or http://www.logmein.com Also, http://www.dimdim.com should work too. 2009/9/4 ಸುಧೀಂದ್ರ <[email protected]> > Hi all, > > My cousin has desktop running winXP with BSNLbroad band in my native. I > need to help sometimes for hardware/software issues. > For that i need to access his machine remotely. I have a ubuntu and Debian > on my laptop with BSNL 2 Mbps broadband. > > Please suggest how i can manage a remote access a winXP machine from > ubuntu/debian? Shall i use terminal client, if yes how? > > Thanks in advance, > Sudheendra > > > > -- Regards, Conrad Lawes --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
