question about remote login to ubuntu server

[devin0]

I would like to be able to remotely connect to my ubuntu server from my windows computer to start and stop programs that are running on it. How would i do this?

[tonyh6243]

You can download VNC onto your windows computer access it over your LAN with your internal IP address or remotely as long as you know your external IP address and it does not change.

[clcollins]

Install openssh-server ($ aptitude install openssh-server) on your Ubuntu system, and you can connect to it from an SSH client installed on your Windows box. I use Putty for a Windows SSH client.

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

This will give you command line access on the machine, if that's what you're looking for.

[jamesrfla]

If you are using Ubuntu Server Edition then you should use openssh-server sudo apt-get install openssh-server Then use putty http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html to SSH into your server using windows.

[devin0]

I just got it kind of working by installing open ssh and am using putty. I can connect, login and run commands (trying to remotely start or stop ventrilo server from running), but when i close putty on windows ventrillo server is no longer running. Am i doing something wrong?

[lazyart]

When you close the terminal all programs launched from it will close with it. Add an & at the end of the command:ventrillo &and the app will live on after the terminal goes away.

(I don't know if that is the actual command to run ventrillo-- it was just an example)

[cantthinkofanickname]

Does this just give a command line screen or the full Ubuntu graphical access?

[devonps]

Does this just give a command line screen or the full Ubuntu graphical access?

I assume you're talking about using Putty, if so then as stated earlier in the thread...

Install openssh-server ($ aptitude install openssh-server) on your Ubuntu system, and you can connect to it from an SSH client installed on your Windows box. I use Putty for a Windows SSH client.

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

This will give you command line access on the machine, if that's what you're looking for.

[azazel656]

I use RealVNC Free on my windows PC and just enabled remote on my Ubuntu machine.

It hasfull graphics support etc.

[hyper_ch]

instead of running it as "application &" you could also run it in a screen session. That way, with some servers like ventrilo you can easily watch it... detach/reattach session from any computer... have a look here:

http://jmcpherson.org/screen.html

[timcredible]

you're already running xdm on your ubuntu machine, it's similar to rdp (terminal services) on windows, easiest thing is to just use that, then you get the exact same environment as logging in locally. click on the link in my sig for a how-to on that.

[devin0]

ok, it's working great now. Thanks for helping me :)