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rarsa · Posted: Thu 28 May 2009, 15:42 Post subject:

I'll check on this.

I cannot promise it for tonight as I'm helping my father reinstall ubuntu. (he lives in Mexico, I live in Canada) so it's all over the phone.

rode · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2

Hi, here I am again. Rarsa, are you still working on it? It is very difficult? Many thanks for your work!!

rarsa · Posted: Sat 06 Jun 2009, 20:17 Post subject:

Oops. sorry for the delay and thank you for the reminder. I have an awful memory. I had totally forgotten.

Well, Installed it on 4.2, made sure that rdesktop and gnocl were installed, Ran it from the console and got the error.

Going back memory lane I remembered that I had to use a particular version of Gnocl, the latest one was buggy and the etchedIn shadow wasn't working.

So, here is a quick fix. I just removed the etchedIn shadow in the GUI. I think that the real solution would be to install the correct Gnocl. but this should be sufficient for you.

unpack this file and put it in
/usr/local/remotedesktopclient/

edoc

Will the RemoteDesktopClient do this?

Here is the need ...

From a Linux Netbook with a wireless (Bluetooth) headset I'd like to be able to access a Linux computer - which is connected to my 2-way radio (Amateur Radio) via a CAT connection running "flrig" a Linux-based rig control app. and operate it (that means audio in and out plus control signals in and out).

It needs to be secure so no one can get on the air illegally.

It needs to work whether I am, at the Netbook point, connected to the Internet via a Wifi, Cell-modem, or hardwire lan.

WDYT?

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 2417

disciple · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 19:13 Post subject:

Maybe I'm missing something, but you actually need a RDP server to connect to. There is xrdp available for Linux, but I don't think anyone is running it on Puppy (yet), so it might be easier to use VNC instead.

edoc · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 19:19 Post subject:

I see Gpptp but that and other VPN's all seem to refer to connecting to MS version of windows boxes from Linux rather than Linux-to-Linux.

Is Gpptp what I should be looking at for the VPN method you are describing (it's in Lucid 5.1) or some other version of VPN, please?

disciple · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 19:24 Post subject:

VNC, not VPN

edoc · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 19:34 Post subject:

Ah, yes, 4 hours sleep and the eyes and brain easily confuse VPN and VNC!

Is tightVNC w/SSH Tunneling what I need? http://www.tightvnc.com/

disciple · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 20:00 Post subject:

Yeah, I think so.
I've never actually used VNC, but there are several different packages on the forum.

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 2417

edoc · Posted: Sat 18 Sep 2010, 20:36 Post subject:

Please tell me about tightVNC as I have seen it.

What sort of resources (hardware and Internet throughput) are required at each end?

Their Web page mentions SSL Tunneling, is that important for security?

Does it matter how one is connected to the Internet at each end?

Do both computers have to be dedicated to this task at both ends or may tightVNC be run as one among multiple apps?

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 2417

can8v · Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 433 Location: Yuba City, CA

Looks like I will soon have reason to use Puppy again, if I can get Rdesktop working. I am looking at Lucid and NOP 431. Does anyone have Rdesktop working with either of these and if so, what did you install it from. Hard to believe that this doesn't come with Puppy by now. I guess I my computing needs have moved well out of the Puppy demographic, but if I have not had much love for computing since I had to start using other operating systems. I would love to get Rdesktop and tight VNC going, so I can get back to my favorite OS.

MACE1 · Joined: 07 Sep 2011 Posts: 12

I followed the RDESKTOP debate through the threads but when installing rdesktop on wary 5.1.1 I get from the repository only vanilla rdesktop.
Works OK as I have created a folder full of console scripts for each desktop but would be far better with a GUI.
Is this old version useable and available with Puppy 5 Question