Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely

[Subhro]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Nick Pavlica
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 21:39
> To: daniel
> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely
> 
> VNC works very well for me, good suggestion!
> 
> --Nick
> 
> 
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:02:48 -0500, daniel <freebsd at danielquinn.org>
> wrote:
> > 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 <ipaddress>
> >
> > 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.
> >
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