Remote connection

[dialtone]

Hello,

Is there any way that I can connect to a remote RedHat Linux 9
OS by using Windows XP Pro?(i need to connect from work from my XP machine to my Linux box at home) I'd like to know if there is a
solution such as remote desktop, that way I could install any software
and make any configurations without physically being on the
Linux box.

If anyone can outline for me how to do this, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you in advance for the help.

ps: at home i am behind a firewall (over which i do not have control)
I dont think that i would be able to convince my ISP to forword traffic on port 22 to my ip should i use something like Putty.

Any other ideas how i can do this please. :confused:

[bsm2001]

use ssh Get Putty and install on the XP box and ssh to your home box.

[ph34r]

And once ssh is working, you can tunnel X11 over it... you need a win32 xserver though. I like xwin32, but tucows has a listing under "internet servers" (why internet for x servers, dunno...)

[jme]

TightVNC (http://tightvnc.com)


TightVNC is a free remote control software package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer. TightVNC is:

* free, GPL-licensed, with full source code available;
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And get yourself a dynamic address so that you dont need to remember your ip address (especially if it's dynamically assigned.)

I use No-IP.com (http://no-ip.com) and their service is impecable.

[dialtone]

Originally posted by bsm2001
use ssh Get Putty and install on the XP box and ssh to your home box.

I installed Putty on my XP pc at work. Opened Putty, typed the IP of my machine in the hostname field, select ssh/port 22 and when i want to connect it just hang for some time on the terminal screen and then give error "network error : connection timed"

[retsaw]

Do you have sshd running on your home box?

[dialtone]

Originally posted by retsaw
Do you have sshd running on your home box?

Yes, sshd is started/running on my home box.

[psi42]

Originally posted by dialtone

ps: at home i am behind a firewall (over which i do not have control)
I dont think that i would be able to convince my ISP to forword traffic on port 22 to my ip should i use something like Putty.


Then, well, you have a problem.

[retsaw]

You could try editing your /etc/ssh/shhd_config and set sshd to use port 80 (I don't think that will have any ill effects as long as you don't want to run a webserver), restart sshd and the see if you can connect on port 80.

If that doesn't work, and I don't think it will because of the firewall but it may be worth a try, you'll have to ask if there are any ports that can be forwarded to your machine. Another possiblity would be to set up a ssh server on your work machine and do port forwarding from your home machine, but you are likely to have a firewall at work and I can't imagine an admistrator wanting to forward any ports for you to do that.

[dennisjah]

hi , im just aa noob , but i just wanna ask you something , in the sshd_config file there is PermitRootLogin = no
have you change that to yes ?

Nothing to do with that firewall i guess but jus wanna know :P



here something about mine , i have cable internet and a firewall at my providers place , i dont have control about it either so i have placed e Q-tec router between the modem and my pc and now i can remote connect to my pc with putty. no problems :)


http://www.realvnc.com ( best vnc ever version 4 , no mouse delay etc.)

[dialtone]

Originally posted by dennisjah
hi , im just aa noob , but i just wanna ask you something , in the sshd_config file there is PermitRootLogin = no
have you change that to yes ?

Nothing to do with that firewall i guess but jus wanna know :P


:) It is set to "no" logging on with my non root username/password would be good for what i want to do