[TriLUG] [OT] propane BBQs by my Window

[Jeremy Portzer]

On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 11:53, Chris Bullock wrote:
> Actually, I think it indirectly has a small base on Linux, I am 
> investigating the same topic.  I guess the question is about OpenSSH 
> which could be considered a linux topic, but when put the word Windows 
> in the same line all of a sudden it becomes bad.  I can't speak for 
> Jason, but I would like an answer to this.  Even though the group is 
> predominately (sp) linux users I am sure a fair share own Windows 
> boxes.  I would like to connect from a Linux box (at home) to a Windows 
> box (at work) securely, which this is where SSH comes in.  So I feel 
> that half of my question is Linux based and if I were to ask the same 
> question I would have a Linux part of it.
> --chris
> 

Another alternative is VNC, which has good Linux support as a client and
a server.  There are several versions available; TightVNC is said to
work even over modem connections.  I think it would be more viable to
run a VNC server on Windows compared to SSH, since many things in
Windows can't be controlled without the GUI.

--Jeremy

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