You might try real VNC, tho it's not free anymore http://realvnc.com Quoting Victor Odhner : > Someone here suggested rdesktop for remote desktop operations on a > Windows XP box, from Linux. I have it, but it's not working yet. > > I have a Cisco VPN client installed and working under Centos, and it > works fine for connecting to Unix boxes at work. I would like to > connect to my XP desktop at work in order to use the Outlook and Remedy > clients that are installed there, and also to persist some sessions with > the various Unix/Linux boxes that I support. That would let me, for > example, start something at work and then check on that session when I > get home. > > I have rdesktop installed, but I can't get it to connect. The command > I've used is just: > > rdesktop dskvodhner > > ... where dskvodhner is the internal name of my desktop on the Microsoft > network. The response is "can not connect". When installing rdesktop, > I had to install some xorg libraries and then had to add their linker > path to the Makefile with a -L argument. > > Any hints would be gratefully received . . . > > Also, off topic: this weekend my remote desktop when connected from my > XP system at home has been glacially slow, while PuTTY connections run > just fine. So I guess that's some sort of Microsoft network problem? > I've been highly impressed with the responsiveness of this connection in > the past. > > Thanks, > > Vic > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Ric Whitney Transcend Development "Producing the next phase of your internet presence" http://xend.net Premium Quality Web Hosting http://xendhosting.com rw AT xend.net Net Binder http://netbinder.net 310-943-6498 602-288-5340 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss