Linux 9.0 view in windows 2000

[irock23]

In windows 2000 server i can setup terminal service to control system. I wanted to know how to do this in Redhat linux 9.0. I'm a newbie at this so,any info would help.

 

[almahtar]

There are a couple ways to do it. If you are familiar/proficient with linux's command line, then you should install or enable its ssh service. Ssh (Secure Shell) is kind of like telnet, but encrypted. If you don't want to find an ssh client (there are many freeware ssh clients), you can use a telnet service instead. Since telnet isn't encrypted, I recommend ssh.

If you don't want to use the command line, you can find several packages to get a "terminal services" like interface- try rdesktop (remote desktop) or a VNC (Virtual Network Client) server... there are lots of VNC servers out there, so you have lots of options there.

The last way you could set it up is a bit trickier so it isn't really recommended for a newbie (I'm actually pretty new myself). The X windows system is actually based on TCP sockets, and when you run X your computer just uses its loopback interface to connect to its own x server. You can configure your computer to run the X server for network connections as well, and connect to it from any computer that has an X client.

If you need more specific info on any of these, just ask!