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Re: How 2 access to ubuntu in my office [message #78724 is a reply to message #78659] Tue, 13 December 2011 10:32 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On Dec 13, 2:35 am, Nigel Wade <nmw-n...@ion.le.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 12/12/11 09:48, DavePoreh wrote:
>
>> On Dec 11, 10:06 pm, Matt Francis<mattjamesfran...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> If you don't need an X display then PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) is a free and relatively
>>> easy to use option for Windows. From memory Ubuntu I think
>>> installations by default don't have an ssh server installed. This is a
>>> help page for a slightly older Ubuntu install than the most up to
>>> date, but it should all still be correcthttps://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/openssh-s erver.html
>
>>> There may be some trickiness getting into your office machine though,
>>> depending on what security is in place at your workplace.
>
>> thanks Matt. Putty is working just fine.
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>
> If you want to see graphical output, e.g. from IDL, then you will need
> an X server. We use NX here (which would be free for you to install on
> your home system), and vastly preferable to non-optimized X servers such
> as eXceed due to the inbuilt compression of the X protocol which NX
> provides.
>
> However, I would not recommend using the full desktop over a home
> network connection. I don't know Ubuntu so don't know what alternative
> desktops it provides. We use openSUSE, and most users prefer the
> reasonably lightweight XFCE desktop for remote sessions.

Thanks. i tried NX but when i put my IP (destination) it shows me
connection error. lets see what is wrong.
Cheers,
Dave
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