Free NX is the solution that MANY of us all needed:
I'm on a windows or linux box, and need to remote control another linux box... securely... over ssh only... SSL secure... oh, and with GUI too!
Enter NX...
Server Setup:
On your linux box (nx server)
Open terminal, and su to root
Code:
yum install freenxguess what - that's it! The yum install does ALL the config for you!
You should only need to copy the client.id_dsa.key from /etc/nxserver to your client,
then properly import the key into the client setup
Client Setup:
Windows Box
Download the Windows client from www.nomachine.com
Install - take defaults all the way through.
Linux (Fedora core 5, 6)
download linux client from www.nomachine.com
remember where you saved the file - I saved mine here: /home/dan/nxclient/
open terminal and su to root:
Code:
yum localinstall nxclient*.rpmYou have to do it this way, because of dependency issues - it took me forever to figure this one out - you can't install just by rpm -ivh ...
that's it, now config the clients...
Client Configuration (Win & Nix):
The Session wizard:
Code:
Session name: what ever you want to call it...
Host: IP address or DNS name of your server
Port: 22
Internet connection - slide to your speed
Next>Code:
Drop down boxes:
Right one is Unix
Left one - depends on you desktop environment - choose KDE or Gnome
Size of your remote desktop: select your resolution
**** Check the box for Enable SSL encryption of all traffic ****
Next>Code:
Check the box for Advanced Configuration dialog
Finish>Advanced Configuration dialog:
Code:
Click the "Key" button, then Import.
Browse to the client.id_dsa.key file you got from your server setup.
Save>
Save>That's it!
If I didn't make myself clear on the client config, click here for a video showing how to do it...
NX Client Config - Video
Mirror on google video - Not as clear, but works better than mine...
Be patient - it's a 6 MB video file
Enjoy!
