Control a computer over the network

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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