Is your mom using XP or Win 2000? You can also try rdesktop included in Red Hat 9 and some others. Or download it from Sourceforge.net. It is a small source tar ball. rdesktop will allow you to connect to Windows Termianl Server. You should install and aneble it on XP and W2k. Then you type : rdesktop remore_host_name (or IP) faster than VNC. VNC is slow. GZS I know we are off topic... But, come on... It is Linux!. GZS Anthony DiSante wrote: > Dave Phillips wrote: > >> tim hall wrote: >> >>> PS: Watching my nine-year old and various friends use my system, I'd >>> say the Linux Desktop for casual users is here, given the >>> availability of technical support. IMX it's the configuration that is >>> difficult, not the installation & usage. >>> >>> >> Hi Tim: >> >> A few days ago I wrote to the list and recounted a story about >> setting up a Windows 2000 system for some >> very non-computer-savvy friends of mine. Well, that saga knows no end: >> I had to go to their house yesterday >> and get it going for them again. It's true that they are *really* in >> the dark about their machine, but it's got so >> ridiculous that I've decided on a new plan. I'm going to set up a >> Linux box for them and see how they do with it. >> These people do very little else but use a Web browser (what they call >> "the computer") so I want to see just how >> hard or easy it would be for them to use a modern Linux system. It'll >> be an interesting experiment, and if I have to deal >> with the system at least it will be a real OS with real tools and the >> real possibility of actually fixing it if it breaks. >> Win2K is nice, but what a vacant system ! I can't believe people have >> paid so much and received so little in return >> for their money. >> >> Anyway, if this experiment works I'll report back to this group. The >> folks using this box aren't music/sound people, >> but I do plan on setting up XMMS, RealPlayer, and possibly xine or >> Mplayer for on-line video feeds. Let me know if >> you have any suggestions for making it as easy as possible for them to >> use. > > > My biggest suggestion is to install and run an ssh server and a VNC > server on it, so you can fix things for them remotely. VNC is also > handy for showing them how to do things while you're on the phone with > them, because you're looking at the same screen and using the same > keyboard/mouse that they are. It's been invaluable to me for working on > my mom's PC from 170 miles away. > > -Anthony > http://nodivisions.com/ > -- This Message is sent from my Red Hat 9.0 Linux server Machine Registration number 205692 at http://counter.li.org/ .-. Gustavo Zamorano S. .-. | Registered Linux user number 320898 .-. | | at http://counter.li.org/ | | | | ___
