[mdlug] A big opportunity for Linux?

[Carl T. Miller]

Raymond McLaughlin wrote:
> David Lane wrote:
>> Is there a windows GUI resource that Allows you to Linux Remote from a
>> Windows pc?
>
> Do you mean a full remote desktop, of just running individual GUI
> applications remotely? For the later some might recommend cygwin, but I
> have no experience with that. But you might try ssh -X from Damn Small
> Linux running in a VMware player session.
>
> It seems to work quite well, I trying it out right now. I'm composing
> this message while sitting at my laptop in my living room. Thunderbird
> is running on a computer in my basement but displaying in a DSL window
> in on Vista.

Yes, I do this all the time with servers at work.  If I'm on a
Linux workstation, I use ssh to create a tunnel and VNCviewer for
the remote connection.

For Windows (which was the original question) you can do the same
thing.  Use putty to set up an ssh tunnel, and then use VNCviewer
for the remoter connection.

If you need more details about setting up the tunnel or making
the connection, let me know (or do a Google search).

c