remote control of windoze

cdhgold · Post by **cdhgold** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:49 pm

I currently have PCAnywhere installed on a couple of my in-laws windoze systems to make my life easier when they call with problems. the down side is I have to use windoze to run PCAW. Has anyone tried using PCAW in Wine or can you suggest a better way to be able to remote control a windoze box from linux? i know I could use VMWare but don't want to even have virtual windoze on my box.

Chris

Void Main · Post by **Void Main** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 4:58 pm

cdhgold · Post by **cdhgold** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:53 am

don't i feel like a jackass for asking that .. i use vnc to remote to other linux system already.. thanks anyway

Void Main · Post by **Void Main** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 11:17 am

Remote control Linux systems with VNC? I know you *can*, by *why*? :)

cdhgold · Post by **cdhgold** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:30 pm

just for the hell of it internal lan use only jsut for grins any admin done by ssh

Void Main · Post by **Void Main** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:42 pm

You don't have to apologize. :)

Lord C · Post by **Lord C** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:16 pm

I tried PCAnywhere once, it's so bulky! There's just no need.

Void Main · Post by **Void Main** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:31 pm

Unfortunately you have little choice but to remote control a remote Windows machine to do many administrative tasks. It's just not necessary or preferred in UNIX/Linux. Remote administration is something that has has been built in to UNIX since day 1 over 30 years ago.