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gnome-nettool package

how can I connect to my ubuntu from a windows machine

Asked by rambentuvia

I would like to connect to my ubuntu machine from a windows xp machine.
They are both on the same home network (the linux is on 192.168.1.2 and the xp is 192.168.1.4
I installed putty (and other tools) on the windows machine but I always get a "connection refused" message when trying to connect to 192.168.1.2

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Best Péter Károly Juhász (stone-midway) said : 		#1

Have you installed sshd on your linux box? If not: sudo apt-get install openssh-server

And don't forget to let yourself in through the firewall is you have any.

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rambentuvia (ram-bentuvia) said : 		#2

I am making progress.
Putty works and now I am trying to use an x-server.
I tried x-win32 but could not manage to get in. now I am trying another server. If I still get errors I will put them here

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#3

There for you can activate the Remote Desktop in Ubuntu (System -> Settings -> Remote Desktop) and access it with f.e. TightVNC (Viewer) from the Win-machine.

Much fun.

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rambentuvia (ram-bentuvia) said : 		#4

Thanks Péter Károly Juhász, that solved my question.

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rambentuvia (ram-bentuvia) said : 		#5

managed using xming. did not manage using x-win32 or tightVNC probably config issues. Thanks for your help

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Olof Carlqvist (jerker-olofpark) said : 		#6

Problem to connect windows XP with a linux ubuntu computer.
Connection is done with a wired cable to a router from every PC.
The router has a firewall turned on.

From the ubuntu computer I can ping and see my both windows computer.
One with windows 98 and another one with windows XP.
I can make file transfers from ubuntu to both of the windows PC,

From the windows computers I cannot ping any computer in the network.
I have internet connections from all computer in the network.
From windows 98 I can see all computers in the network and I can transfers files to and from all of them.
In windows XP I can just see the XP computer in the network neighborhoud.

I have had the same problem earlier with the windows 98 PC.
But after changing Vnetsup with regedit I had solved that problem.

I have turned off the firewall in Windows XP so thats not the problem.
I want to connect the windows XP to the other PC

Anybody who can help?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

@Olof Carlqvist

Please don't append a new question on a already answered or marked as solved question.
Please make new question from here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
you will get better chance to get right answer on a fresh tagged "open" question.
Solved or answered questions are usually not read from answering people.

Thank you