for LInux, I suggest ssh. for window, might I suggest logmein.com its free...well the free account works fine for me. You just need him to boot into whatever os you require.
Chris... On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote: > I am going to put ubuntu 8.04 on a friends laptop on a dual boot with xp. > Currently he's loaded up with so much mal ware that he can hardly use his > laptop. > He lives in Oregon, so I want to be able to configure his laptop from here, > if he get's > into trouble, or if I need to show him how to do something, or if he needs > a program > loaded. etc. > > Is ssh the best way to do that? I also noticed that there is a remote > desktop tool in the > system preferences menu. Should I ssh his computer, and then use the remote > desktop > tool, or is there as better and more secure way of doing it? > > Thanks > Paul > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. Sign up > today.<http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
