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#1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM

Hello,

Is it possible to establish a remote desktop connection to a Windows XP
server from a Linux PC, and if so, what is the name of the command to
issue to launch the remote desktop connection program under Linux?
I am aware of XDMCP, but need to use to connect to Windows XP's
desktop, not another Unix's desktop.

Thank you for your help,

Neil

#2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM

Neil Zanella wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to establish a remote desktop connection to a Windows XP
> server from a Linux PC, and if so, what is the name of the command to
> issue to launch the remote desktop connection program under Linux?
> I am aware of XDMCP, but need to use to connect to Windows XP's
> desktop, not another Unix's desktop.
>
> Thank you for your help,
>
> Neil
Hi Neil,

why don't you use rdp? It is an open standard. Try
man rdesktop

Alex

#3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM

Neil Zanella wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to establish a remote desktop connection to a Windows XP
> server from a Linux PC, and if so, what is the name of the command to
> issue to launch the remote desktop connection program under Linux?
> I am aware of XDMCP, but need to use to connect to Windows XP's
> desktop, not another Unix's desktop.
>
> Thank you for your help,
>
> Neil

Put a VNC server on XP and a client on Linux. The exact
commands depend on the selected VNC units and their setup.

--

Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi

#4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM

"Tauno Voipio" <tauno.voipio@iki.fi.NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message
news:B3hoe.158$1L1.7@read3.inet.fi...
> Neil Zanella wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is it possible to establish a remote desktop connection to a Windows XP
>> server from a Linux PC, and if so, what is the name of the command to
>> issue to launch the remote desktop connection program under Linux?
>> I am aware of XDMCP, but need to use to connect to Windows XP's
>> desktop, not another Unix's desktop.
>>
>> Thank you for your help,
>>
>> Neil
>
> Put a VNC server on XP and a client on Linux. The exact
> commands depend on the selected VNC units and their setup.

rp or remote desktop also works well, if you have a way to establish the
remote connection such as a VPN between the two systems. Otherwise, I'm
quite fond of using VNC over a tunneled SSH connection.

#5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM

nzanella@cs.mun.ca (Neil Zanella) wrote in
news:b68d2f19.0506040101.30f49823@posting.google.c om:

> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to establish a remote desktop connection to a Windows XP
> server from a Linux PC, and if so, what is the name of the command to
> issue to launch the remote desktop connection program under Linux?
> I am aware of XDMCP, but need to use to connect to Windows XP's
> desktop, not another Unix's desktop.
>
> Thank you for your help,
>
> Neil

We do it two ways for truly remote connections. First off we use openvpn
to establish a secure tunnel between the two locations; next we use
ultravnc on the windows box or tightvnc or whatever on the Windows system
and tunnel the connection over the vpn tunnel.

We've been able to a variety of remote administration securely using the
core openvpn tunneling and vnc approach including managing a variety of
windows boxes, having a secure connectio to the remote vpn server, etc.

I would definitely recommend using openvpn for a vpn connection.

--
Michael Perry | do or do not. There is no try. -Master Yoda
mike@meperry.net, mperry@lnxpowered.org
http://meperry.net

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