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What would I need to remotely access a friend's pc over the internet so I can sort some stuff out for him?
What would he need to run/do?
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- 02-10-2004 #1Linux Engineer
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remote access/control of a linux box
What would I need to remotely access a friend's pc over the internet so I can sort some stuff out for him?
What would he need to run/do?
Ta.
- 02-10-2004 #2Linux Engineer
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start sshd and give you access to the box (i.e. a user/pass)
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- 02-10-2004 #3Linux Guru
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Or if he's on *doze, have him load up RealVNC (http://www.realvnc.com) and take control like that.
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- 02-10-2004 #4Linux Engineer
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Cheers all.
He's installing Slackware so I guess he may need a hand.
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