Remote home desktop

bbmak · 05-23-2005, 12:06 AM

My home desktop is running FC3
2.6.11-7

I want to know are there anyway i can remote my home computer from school?

which softwares i should install in my home computer to be remoted?

andygo · 05-23-2005, 12:57 AM

It depends on the sort of "remotness" you need. X-window can run over TCP/IP (even on localhost it runs over loopback interface). At first you need ssh. On your client - ssh-client, for server(home) - sshd service running. then from school #ssh your_machine -l your_login. If you want to see entire DE -Real VNC is a solution http://vnc.com
If it help - Have fun if not - post some more questions

overlord73 · 05-23-2005, 12:58 AM

hi,
do you need the gui?
look at vnc, xhost,.... but the main question would be the security so I would prefer SSH and start my apps through ssh (xforwarding!)
greetz

bbmak · 05-23-2005, 02:29 AM

well show me the one without ssh, and show me the one with ssh.
I will try both

andygo · 05-23-2005, 06:59 AM

show you WHAT? ssh? ...try this #man ssh - and you'll see alot
that the way i do:
#ssh -l andygo 10.32.94.30 //loging in with name andygo
#firefox& //start my favourite browser REMOTLY
PS you may start any other application in this way

bbmak · 05-23-2005, 11:19 AM

thx let me try. If doesn't work. I will come back and ask

but my school computers are all windows xp. How can I login with my school computer? Do I need any softwares?

plainkeyman · 05-23-2005, 04:13 PM

if on windoze, you can try:
http://www.cygwin.com/

i think there's a ssh client in there

johnson_steve · 05-23-2005, 04:27 PM

um, running apps on your home computer from school without ssh would just be stupid anyone could see what your doing and get your password to get into your computer I'm almost sure you can do this on windows with cygwin but I wouldn't know 'cause no way I'll run that crappy os on one of my machines.

andygo · 05-24-2005, 01:03 AM

lots of people-lots of software %-)
if I have to access mu Unix servers from WindoV$ I use pytty for ssh access and X-manager-to run X application on Win-box over ssh connection

so read the fine manual and make your deZIsion

andygo · 05-24-2005, 01:05 AM

sorry ssh client for Win is called "putty"

bbmak · 05-24-2005, 01:06 AM

thx. i don't know if i can install it in my school computer because they are all restricted

andygo · 05-24-2005, 01:26 AM

tell me one thing - What are you afraid of? %-) putty doesn't need to be !!!installed!!! it is JUST ONE executible file and if you have a permition to write A FILE anywhere in the Win file system and run it - you can "install" PUTTY %-) all you need to know - is IP-adress of your machine

bbmak · 05-24-2005, 02:15 AM

well that is kool, let me put it into my key drive, so i can use that in my school.