Difference between revisions of "Control a computer over the network"

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! mean !! CLI only access possible  
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! [[program]] !! mean !! CLI only access possible  
 
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| [[ssh]] (successor of telnet and rsh) || yes  
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| [[ssh]] (successor of telnet and rsh) || issue commands to a remote computer || yes  
 
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| [[shell in a box]], [[ajaxterm]]  || no
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| [[shell in a box]], [[ajaxterm]]  || issue commands to a remote computer via a browser, also over the borders of a typical corporate network || no
 
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| [[xdmcp]], [[vnc]], [[x11vnc]]    || no  
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| [[xdmcp]], [[vnc]], [[x11vnc]]    || get a graphical login to a desktop || no  
 
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| [[nx]] || no
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| [[nx]] || get a low-latency graphical login to a desktop || no
 
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| [[webex]] || no
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| [[webex]] || take over a graphical session using a browser || no
 
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Testing: [[guacamole]]
 
Testing: [[guacamole]]

Revision as of 12:11, 26 June 2011

There are so many means how you can take control over a Linux computer:

program mean CLI only access possible
ssh (successor of telnet and rsh) issue commands to a remote computer yes
shell in a box, ajaxterm issue commands to a remote computer via a browser, also over the borders of a typical corporate network no
xdmcp, vnc, x11vnc get a graphical login to a desktop no
nx get a low-latency graphical login to a desktop no
webex take over a graphical session using a browser no

Testing: guacamole