Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely

[daniel]

On March 22, 2005 10:54 am, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> I have this big curse that I have to access the office computer from
> home. The office PC runs WinXP Home, not Professional.
> I have turned the Internet upside-down trying to get an app that will
> enable me access the goddamn XP desktop, using something like krdesktop,
> from home. Something that can run on the Windows XP and provide me
> access to it's desktop from a FreeBSD box running KDE.

i'd suggest vnc:
  http://www.realvnc.com/
  http://www.tightvnc.com/

you use realvnc to install the server, then tightvnc to connect (i find it's 
faster than the normal vnc client.  then to connect all you need is X running 
and:

  $ vncviewer <ipaddress>

security note:
vnc is *not* encrypted and is not generally considered secure.  any ports you 
open/forward should be directed to your ip only.  even better, try a knocking 
daemon.

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