Remote control of win98 box through linux

**slam** · 03-06-2003

What software do I need for the following:
Computer with win98 on lan
Linux box on lan

computer with win98 at home w/ modem connection to internet

I want to remote control the win98 lan machine from the win98 home machine through the linux box (as server)

**thehemi** · 03-06-2003

Is the Linux box acting as a firewall?
If not, just use VNC on both 98 boxes.

**slam** · 03-06-2003

vnc (back when I tried it) didn't provide for remote printing?

someone a long time ago tried to sell me a linux based remote login service but I don't know what the software was.

**Dolda2000** · 03-06-2003

How do you mean that VNC doesn't provide for remote printing? When you're connected to your VNC server, applications run on the server, which means that if you print something in an application that you're controlling through VNC, it will print on the VNC server. Isn't that what you wanted?

**slam** · 03-06-2003

If I am at home running my office computer through vnc. I can't print to my home printer. it goes to the office...

has this changed can I print at both locations

**Dolda2000** · 03-06-2003

No, VNC (or any other remote control software) has anything with printing to do. All remote control softwares that I know of mainly just transfer mouse and keyboard events to the other side and receive graphic info. That also means that sound will be played on the other end.
That's simply because the programs actually _run_ on your office computer, and so they are forced to use the printer drivers on the office computer. If anything, you could set up a printer driver to connect to your home printer via SMB, if you have shared it. That assumes that there are no firewalls in the way, though.

**thehemi** · 03-07-2003

I believe he wants to remote control the apps on his
office PC and print out the data on his home printer.

**Dolda2000** · 03-07-2003

I know that, there just isn't any easy way to do that (at least not that I'm aware of), except for using it over SMB.

**slam** · 03-07-2003

pcanywhere will do it but I don't want that.
I can set up printers on both ends and pcanywhere will print to either office or home.

tell me more about smb though....

thanks

**l_Kriss** · 03-07-2003

samba (the way I use it) is a way to interact with my mothers windows computer. Read more at www.samba.org

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