[lug] Remote admin linux to windows

[Dave Treece]

Logmein does. That's one of the things I like about it and why I use it. 
I'll get calls from my wife/daughter/etc and I just open a browser, log 
in and look to see what they are doing, and then show them how to fix 
it. I've freaked my daughter out a couple of times because I logged in 
while she was on and the mouse started moving on her.

The free one give you the ability to remotely view and run applications 
on the remote PC, the pro version allows some kind of virtual connection 
to the PC your calling from (like being able to print stuff on the 
remote to your connecting system or something like that).

Anyway, it's free, and....you can install it on your pc, then use your 
browser to call back into your pc (recursive session) although things 
won't work as you might normally expect. If you don't like it remove it.

It really is free for the average Joe, home user.

There is also http://www.gotomypc.com Free in this case I think if more 
limited (and time based) but its a lot like logmein, the only other 
thing I found that works like this is PC Anywhere (which, I think, 
requres a PC server and client).

Steve Sullivan wrote:
> Many thanks for all the remote windows admin ideas.
> Summarizing, it sounds like there are 3 main approaches:
>
> rdesktop: distributed with linux, a client for the
>   MS Remote Desktop Protocol
>
> logmein.com: limited free version, pro is $70/yr
>
> VNC:
>   tightvnc.com: open source, supported by donations
>   realvnc.com: free(limited function), personal($30), enterprise($50)
>   ultravnc.com: open source, supported by donations
>
> Do any of these methods allow me to see the remote (server)
> screen when my mother is logged in?  She often asks questions like
>   There are so many messages on the screen - which ones are important?
>   Now what do I click?
> And without seeing her screen, it's tough to answer!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 09:02:18AM -0700, Steve Sullivan wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> My mother is running windows XP and I'm a linux guy.
>> Is there a remote admin tool you'd recommend so I can
>> see her screen and administer her computer remotely?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Steve
>>
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