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accessing linux machine through a windows machine

Hi. Thanks in advance for your help.

I currently have a windows xp machine and a Linux machine. Because I am using aol, I am having a hard time connecting the linux box to the web. Is there anyway I can remote control my linux through my windows box, and download files from the web that way?
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.

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Pablo Allietti

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Pablo Allietti

yep have a another graphical client and server name cygwin

i prefer ssh too for the security but you need to have a knowledge of console linux.

for text only

lynx > web browser
ftp> ftp browser
mutt or pine > base mail text

fatalsaint

If you aren't worried about getting the full Graphical desktop (which is what VNC will do for you), don't want to really set anything up (software wise) and are just trying to move files around.. you might look at SSH/SCP. Nothing really "extra" to setup as most, if not all, Linux Distro's have both installed and running by default, and for your XP just download:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Putty and PSCP. Both are single .exe's with no install process. Putty will log you into your Linux Box, (securely), and operate similar to Telnet.. It looks like a DOS CMD Prompt... PSCP will let you copy files from the Windows to Linux much like FTP.

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Pablo Allietti

with webmin you can do "Anything" ??? i dont think so. how to download files in the linux box with webmin? how to browse webpages with webmin?

tztrh

you can download files on your win box and copy it to your linux box over LAN, and then you can start install from webmin.
why would you browse webpages from webmin? why would someone want to sit at his win box login to another linux box and then browse webpages using linux box?

Pablo Allietti

> I can remote control my linux through my windows box, and download files from the web that way?

sorry webpages are the incorrect word.

but how download files with webmin???

Take control with VNC
Manage and setup with WEBMIN

both of them are the "package" solution :)

frogpad

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Thanks for all your help.