Remote administration solution

[Petterson Mikael]

Hi,

I have two computers windows 98 desktop(computer A) and redhat linux
desktop(computer B) both connected to an ISP via ADSL. They don't have a
fixed IP adress. I am using a NAT router (Zyxel 660 H) Is it possible
to remote administrate these two comptuers remote? ( installing new
software, removing tmp files .....) Can I be at the office and admin
these computers?

Can you recommend any software ( free/open source) to use for this
purpose? How do I configure the router?

//Mikael

 

[BobC]

Hi,

I have two computers windows 98 desktop(computer A) and redhat linux
desktop(computer B) both connected to an ISP via ADSL. They don't have a
fixed IP adress. I am using a NAT router (Zyxel 660 H) Is it possible
to remote administrate these two comptuers remote? ( installing new
software, removing tmp files .....) Can I be at the office and admin
these computers?

Can you recommend any software ( free/open source) to use for this
purpose? How do I configure the router?

//Mikael

tightvnc, ultravnc, realvnc, these work on windows and linux. Your linux
distribution likely already includes vnc and you can download the windows
version.

 

[Philip Lewis]

tightvnc, ultravnc, realvnc, these work on windows and linux. Your linux
distribution likely already includes vnc and you can download the windows
version.

Couple that with some dynamic DNS service (I use dyndns) and Bob's
your uncle.
I'd recommend setting up ssh on the linux box, and routing all VNC
traffic through that though, since only the initial handshake is
encrypted with VNC.

 

[BobC]

I'd recommend setting up ssh on the linux box, and routing all VNC
traffic through that though, since only the initial handshake is
encrypted with VNC.

Excellent point