> Sorry for the confusion. All I want to do is connect to > my linux box from my windows 2000 laptop remotely. I > would prefer a GUI environment as apposed to the ssh > command line solution. I heard you can open a gui > interface through ssh, but I can't get that working. That > would probably be the most secure. (I think I could use > cygwin on windows for that solution?) I really just want > the most secure gui-type remote connection available. I > just want to be able to connect to my home machine while > I'm away. The laptop I am using was provided by my work, > and they don't want me installing a bunch of my own > applications.
> I really appreciate your help. Any additional advice > would be greatly appreciated. > thanks, > john There are at least two good ways (for some value of "good") to do what you're trying to do. One is to install vncserver on your desktop (as you have done), and install a vnc client (realvnc.org or tightvnc.org, for instance) on the laptop. Then, you can, if you prefer, forward your vnc connection through ssh to create a nice, secure connection. The other is to use an X server on the laptop, and forward X through ssh. This might actually be the easier solution. There's an X server included in cygwin, if you happen to use that. If not, I'd suggest signing up at http://www.wiredx.net/ as they have a pretty good, free, Java-based X server that you can launch from any web browser without having to install anything (beyond a standard Java runtime) on the laptop. Of course, in either case, you'll want to install an ssh client. Again, cygwin has one. If you don't use cygwin, then download PuTTY. (Actually, I like putty better anyway :) ) HTH Gary ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
