From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 22 16:03:11 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDE9816A4CF for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:03:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from incubus.nodes.net.ad-flow.com (INCUBUS.NODES.NET.EXOCOMM.NET [66.59.162.149]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F5B743D49 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:03:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@danielquinn.org) Received: from douglas ([192.168.3.232])j2MG2jF16049 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:02:45 GMT Exocomm-Delivery-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:02:45 GMT Exocomm-URL: www.exocomm.com From: daniel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:02:48 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <20050322155438.GC89505@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <20050322155438.GC89505@ns2.wananchi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200503221102.48828.freebsd@danielquinn.org> Subject: Re: Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:03:12 -0000 On March 22, 2005 10:54 am, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > I have this big curse that I have to access the office computer from > home. The office PC runs WinXP Home, not Professional. > I have turned the Internet upside-down trying to get an app that will > enable me access the goddamn XP desktop, using something like krdesktop, > from home. Something that can run on the Windows XP and provide me > access to it's desktop from a FreeBSD box running KDE. i'd suggest vnc: http://www.realvnc.com/ http://www.tightvnc.com/ you use realvnc to install the server, then tightvnc to connect (i find it's faster than the normal vnc client. then to connect all you need is X running and: $ vncviewer security note: vnc is *not* encrypted and is not generally considered secure. any ports you open/forward should be directed to your ip only. even better, try a knocking daemon. -- i hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. - thomas Jefferson, 1816