<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.10.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi, I always use freenx for remote administration. It's far superior to the built in remote desktop and much much faster! See this thread for installation: <A HREF="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=97277&highlight=freenx">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=97277&highlight=freenx</A> Regards, Roelof. Thu, 2006-04-13 at 09:48 +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> Thanks Craig I've been trying to set up vncserver on Ubuntu for quite a while and never realised it's there by default ... d'oh Another little victory on the road to absolute knowledge :) It was really, annoying being able to support windows users remotely but not Ubuntu. Regards Clive On (13/04/06 15:32), Craig Hagerman wrote: > On 4/13/06, Duncan Lithgow <<A HREF="mailto:dlithgow@gmail.com">dlithgow@gmail.com</A>> wrote: > > I've just about finished setting up a computer with Ubuntu Breezy for > > some friends. This is the first computer they've had to use, so I'm > > expecting it'll be hard going for them. > > > > I need something I can install so I can log into their machine from > > mine and do any administrator tasks we can't work out over the phone. > > Could someone tell me what to use? I'm new to this part of Ubuntu. > > > > Duncan > > > > I do this all the time with a machine at my parent's house. I use ssh > to log in via the command line for most stuff (updating/ upgrading, > checking log files etc). You just have to make sure that the ssh > daemon (sshd) is running on the server and any router/ firewall is set > to allow / forward the relevant port (default 22). > > If you want to actually see the desktop and manipulate things as if > you were there turn on the VPN server built into Ubuntu. (I think you > find it under System > Preferences > Remote Desktop. Click on "allow > others to view desktop" and "allow others to control desktop". Also > click "require the user to enter this password" and chose a good > password for yourself. DON'T click the one about requiring > confirmation. (This means your friends will have to be sitting at the > computer and OK your VNC session.) > > System > Administration > Login Window > > I use VNCviewer as a client on my mac, and tightVNC as a client on a > Linux or Windows machine. There WILL BE a lag. You move the mouse and > it jerks over to where you want it after a short lag. I find it > acceptable for what I need to do though. > > You can also do something called X11 forwarding, but I think either > ssh command line or VNC would be easier. With X11forwarding you have > to edit the ssh config file (mine is at /etc/ssh/sshd_config). Do a > google search for "X11 Forwarding using ssh" for more information. > > Finally, I would recommend that you install webmin on the computer in > question. As long as it is running apache this will work very well as > way to remotely administer the machine. You don't have to use command > line options as with ssh, and you don't have to deal with the lag (or > freaking out your friends by taking over the desktop) as with VNC. > Install and set up apache (or apache2), then install the latest > version of webmin (<A HREF="http://www.webmin.com">www.webmin.com</A>) and set that up with a good > password. As another poster mentioend you can get a domain name from > dyndns.com or another such organization so that you can use a domain > name for a dynamic IP address. > > Log in to webmin on your friend's machine at > https://<servername>:10000 Note it is secure - https NOT http) and > then add in some 3rd party modules relevant to what you want to > control. Go to Webmin > Webmin Configuration > Webmin Modules. Select, > then click on little elipse (...) beside "standard modules from > <A HREF="http://www.webmin.com">www.webmin.com</A>". This pops up a windows with a long list of modules. > You can read about them at webmin.com if they aren't obvious. You can > install TONS of modules that allow you to remotely administer almost > anything via a simple, quick-loading web page. > > Hope this helps, > > Craig -- <A HREF="http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk">www.clivemenzies.co.uk</A> ... ...strategies for business </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>