Erick Papadakis said: > Hello, > > > MY QUESTIONS: > > 1. I have two laptops -- one on windows 2000 and another with redhat > linux. I want to see my linux machine from within my windows. > What do I need to do to realize this scenario? Of course I dont have a > LAN at home, so how to I connect these two machines?
Create a lan. You need two network cards and either a) a hub and two patch cables, or b) a crossover cable. b) is cheaper, but a) gives you room to expand. If you have more than two machines, buy a hub. You might want to check out the "Linux Network Administrators Guide" at http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html . It is also available in dead-tree form from O'Reilly. Some of the details are Linux specific, but all the concepts are cross-platform and well explained. > 2. In the above scenario, can I share apps between the two machine? For > instance, can I run my apache server on Linux laptop and access the > "localhost" or something from my windows machine? Apache is a network server. Assuming you get TCP/IP set up correctly yes you can. Also note that "localhost" always points to the local machine, so it is never used if you are trying to connect to another machine. > 3. Can I use VNC to access my home machine (w2000) from work (also > w2000) -- butthe office machine is of course on office LAN. So how do > the machines communicate? (I am thinking of an alternative to the $$$ > 'GoToMyPC' type solutions). Possibly. You need a lot more information than you provide. Do you have an IS department? -- William Hooper _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
