[ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

[Rob Beard]

Gordon wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
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>> Gordon wrote:
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>>> Gordon wrote:
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>>>> Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine 
>>>> not in the same location and not on the same network?
>>>>
>>>> Ta!
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>>> I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about
>>> has the ability to send and receive email, type simple letters and
>>> browse the internet and that's about it!
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>>>       
>> If they're running Windows, 
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>
> I'm very seriously considering changing them over to (K)Ubuntu - because
> then there won't be any problems with AV and Antimalware apps not being
> updated - amongst other things. They are currently using XP on an old
> Dell and they only fire up the machine for short irregular intervals so
> the scheduled updates get missed!
>   
Could be worth it possibly as long as they don't need any specific 
Windows apps.

I recently converted two old machines (P3 laptops with 192 to 256MB Ram 
and 6GB hard drives) to Debian for a friend's uncle.  The machines 
weren't in a state (luckily, although I have seen a fair few Windows 
machines in a state), but now they run MUCH quicker, still not super 
fast but quick enough to do anything useful on them.

Rob