Control a computer over the network
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Revision as of 12:18, 26 June 2011 by imported>ThorstenStaerk
There are so many means how you can take control over a Linux computer:
program | mean | browser enablement possible | access possible over typical corporate networks | CLI only access possible |
---|---|---|---|---|
ssh (successor of telnet and rsh) | issue commands to a remote computer | no | no | yes |
shell in a box, ajaxterm | issue commands to a remote computer via a browser, also over the borders of a typical corporate network | yes | yes | no |
xdmcp | get a graphical login to a desktop | no | no | no |
vnc | get a graphical desktop on a remote computer, sharable with other users | yes | no | 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 | no | no | no |
webex | take over a graphical session using a browser | yes | yes | no |
Testing: guacamole