* jim fired off this tart reply:
> Maybe you can help me with that - remote administration of Linux desktops.
>
> I admit my ignorance of Linux applications freely. Is there an application
> like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC that works as well for Linux (fast and responsive)
> as they do for Windows?
If you don't mind the plain command line, ssh is the best. Encrypted
connection, fast, easy to set up and easy to use, on both ends (you may
need to copy an encryption key, what Microsoft likes to call a
"certificate"). You'll have to make sure the firewalls at both ends
allow the port you choose. The default is port 22, but I always change
it, as probes through that port were pretty frequent the last time I
checked.
ssh can also set up a "remote" port in case your firewall policy doesn't
allow incoming ssh.
If you need a GUI, consider VNC. Over the internet, you'll want to
tunnel it through SSH for safety. There's TigthVNC, RealVNC, UltraVNC,
and probably some others.
If you want to administer a remote billy box, VNC can work, or you can
use the rdesktop remote desktop protocol client.
You can also access a Linux box via GUI using X Windows tunnelled over
SSH. This let's you spawn GUI's remotely and securely. Again, you have
to do a little setup on each end.
Whatever you do, don't listen to people who tell you to use telnet or
rsh.
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Tux rox!
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