Re: Secure Remote access?

[Matvei Kliuchnikov <matvei.kliuchnikov () gmail com>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Chad Thomsen wrote:

> I have relatives with older computers who constantly get viruses and need
> help who live in other states.� I would like to set up some sort of VNC so I
> can log into there computers and help them out.� The problem with VNC is
> that it is not secure.� Yes I know I could set up a SSL system but I have to
> keep this very simple as my relatives are NOT computer literate.� No, I
> cannot use Windows XP with remote assistance because these are Win98
> machines.� Yes they should upgrade, but what is the point if all they are
> doing is checking their email and surfing the web on occasion? �The machine
> I would use to get into my relatives machine would be Windows XP (preferred
> due to knowledge) or RH Linux (still learning).
> �
> Does anybody have a simple solution to this that is free or very cheap?�
> Sorry to sound like a cheap skate but a lot of my relatives are retired and
> are on fixed income.

Just tunnel VNC through an SSH session. It's easy and free:

http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/sshvnc.html

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M.E. Kliuchnikov