On Thursday 25 March 2010, Jim wrote: > > nomachine works right out of the box, if you use the three packages > below on both computers. > Just download ; > > nxclient > nxnode > nxserver > > and install on both computers , nxclient, nxnode, nxserver and the keys > will be auto generated will be the same for both computers. > > The Work Computer, configure the login window(client) with host IP (your > home computers IP) Desktop is Unix, KDE , Display on mine is set to > 1024x768 , no encryptions . > > If your going to connect to your computer from work, before you leave > home goto http://getip.com and get the Internet IP for your home > computer and put it in the login Window on your work computer, with the > settings above. Check every couple of days to see if your home computer > IP has changed by your ISP.. > They do... that's why I use No-Ip.info and run the auto-update script on my machine. Typically, have to wait no more than about 30 minutes before I can get back in when they change my IP. :-) > > If your going to have a different setup (program) on your work computer > , your going to have to put the generated keys on your home computer > (Server) into the computer at work. > Hmm... maybe that's what the problem was. I didn't put in any keys. But I did put in my login name and password for my linux box. I also put in the custom port number I have SSH running on. Do I *have* to connect on port 22? I had a TON of brute-force connection attempts before I changed to a non-standard port number. > > The user name,password, IP for your computer will have to be put in > configure on the work computer(client) work computer. > Assuming it's the regular login password that I use on the local console at home? > > And finally there are no setting in Nomachine that have to be change on > either computer. > Good to know. > > If you have a different "client" program on your work computer, Good > Luck on getting the setup between the two computers. > Ok. I'll give NoMachine another shot. > > I don't know if you can install any third party programs on your > computer at work, and if you can't , GOOD LUCK. > > If you use a Router in front of your home computer, the Router will have > to have "Port Forwarding" to your computer in it's setup. If you do not > use a Router, then no change has to be made, JUST be SURE that SSHD is > running on both Computers. > No problem. I currently log in via SSH and start VNC Server manually. > > > I have never been successful in installing NXfree in Fedora, of any > version. That is why I > prefer to use NoMachine. > The only drawback to NoMachine it will only connect to TWO different > computers at the Server end. But that is not a problem for you if your > using just one home computer. > Yeah... No problem here... although it would be nice to be able to connect to my wife's Windows machine too. :-) Ok. I just reinstalled everything on both machines... NX is telling me "The NX service is not available or the NX access was disabled on host..." Any idea what's going on? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
