[SOLVED] Ubuntu PC Connecting Remotely to a Windows PC

[Bullhead536]

Is this possible? I did a search on the forums to get instructions on how to set it up on Ubuntu, but i couldn't find anything about remotely accessing a windows pc from my laptop (which is running Ubuntu). any ideas?

[coopstah13]

applications->internet->terminal server client

if you prefer to run it via command line, the command rdesktop will allow you to connect

[D-cat]

There are various ways, it depends an what you're trying to do. In desktop remote administration, rdesktop is certainly one option. Another might be to run a VNC server on the windows computer and connect via tightvnc.

If you're trying to access file shares on the Windows computer, then you need to run a Samba client. This can be done from the command line, but it's better to use a gui here, like lin-neighborhood (or I think it's pyNeighborhood in Ubuntu). If you're running in KDE, you can use konqueror with the url line smb://[user@](IP.Address.ofWindows.computer)/[Share] I don't know if this works in nautilus, I've never tried it.

[Bullhead536]

Cool, thanks a lot.