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Control Windows desktop from a Ubuntu machine

Asked by Bob Dillon

 I have a friend of mine who wants em to remotely log into his computer and take control of his desktop to make changes in program settings and other remote maintenance functions.

 Since I am running Ubuntu, how can I access his Windows machine remotely?

 Thank you,

 Bob

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Assuming you are using Ubuntu 8.04
Please go to Main menu Applications -> Internet -> Remote desktop viewer or something like this, i use italian menu language.

Hope this helps

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Juraj Lukac (hrasko) said : 		#2

I think Remote desktop viewver is for remote login to a Linux desktop. To login on a remote Win desktop you can use the Terminal server client application, that is located at the same place in menu as Remote desktop viewver: Main menu Applications -> Internet -> Terminal server client
I mostly run this program from command line: "rdesktop IP_address". I like more the command line tools. In fact, the GUI program runs this command line utility after you click Connet ;)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Remote desktop viewer is a vnc client on the Windows pc you can install Ultravnc
http://www.uvnc.com/
http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html

then start Ultravnc server and connect to win pc using the Main menu Applications -> Internet -> Remote desktop viewer...

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

I forget on Ultravnc server firewall you must open the port 5900 to get remote access...

Hope thia helps

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