Revision as of 13:58, 8 April 2012

There are many ways to take control over a Linux or Windows computer:

program	mean	possible from Windows	browser enablement possible	CLI only access possible
ssh (successor of telnet and rsh)	issue commands to a remote computer	yes³	no	yes
shell in a box, ajaxterm, webmin²	issue commands to a remote computer via a browser	yes	yes¹	no
xdmcp	get a graphical login to a desktop	yes	no	no
vnc	get a graphical desktop on a remote computer, sharable with other users	yes	yes²	no
x11vnc	take over a graphical session that has been started out of vnc	no	no	no
guacamole	share a Linux desktop over a browser	yes	yes	no
nx	get a low-latency graphical login to a desktop	yes	no	no
rdesktop	get a dedicated session on a Windows computer	yes⁴	no	no
webex, teamviewer, gotomeeting, mymeetingroom	take over a graphical session using a browser	yes	yes	no

¹ you will not be able to run e.g. apache on the same port as shell in a box

² you will not be able to cross a typical corporate network. You will need access to more ports on the server than 80 and 443

³ use xming if you want graphics, putty if text console is enough

⁴ as command use mstsc

With WebEx and with x11vnc you will be able to take over an existing session and work jointly on it. This is useful for support and training.

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 | [[ssh]] (successor of telnet and rsh) || issue commands to a remote computer || yes<sup>3</sup> || no || yes
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-| [[shell in a box]], [[ajaxterm]], [[webmin]]<sup>2</sup>  || issue commands to a remote computer via a browser, also over the borders of a typical corporate network || yes || yes<sup>1</sup> || no
+| [[shell in a box]], [[ajaxterm]], [[webmin]]<sup>2</sup>  || issue commands to a remote computer via a browser || yes || yes<sup>1</sup> || no
 |-
 | [[xdmcp]] || get a graphical login to a desktop || yes || no || no

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