How connect to a LINUX machine using VB app.

[rocket1356]

Anyone know what component or where to get a tutorial on how to connect to a LINUX machine using a VB app?

 

I am trying to create a WIN32 Visual Basic application that communicates to a LINUX machine. I will need to read some file info from the LINUX machine and display it in the application. If change is need I will write the change to the file.

 

Thanks.

[znx]

You don't really tell us what you want to do exactly. There is hundreds of methods of connection to Linux, none of which rely on Windows.

 

Maybe you should look into Samba, maybe telnet, ssh .. ?