[Question] - How to controle a Linux based machine from XP

[Resurr]

Hey just wondering if anyone knows how i would go about controling a linux based machine from windows xp pro.

I plan on buying a cpu second hand and wanted to have it for like a gaming server / file server for when i have lans and for my house. I do not wish to have a monitor or keyboard or mouse ect just the basic cpu connected to my computer via a network connection. Does this sound possible and if so can anyone please give me any info that they can?

Also is there a way to bypass the keyboard cheak in the bios? I have never tryed that before so i dont know if it can be dune and as i am at work ai cannot cheak right now in my bios. Any help would be great. Thank you.

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--Zxian

[EchoNoise]

You can either use SSH or VNC

VNC is probably the most easiest to go for

[Resurr]

Ahh k thnx what is ssh ?

and how would i controle it would it show up as a console like a dos prompt ?

[net_user]

you should probally be lookin in a linux forum....

[EchoNoise]

Why should he be looking in a linux forum?

He wants to control linux FROM windows XP

VNC allows you to graphically use the remote machine

ssh is a secure shell... and you can use puTTY on windows to use it

[Resurr]

ok sorry to bug you if i am i am new to linux i mean i have used it i even think it is better then windows

however i found it hard to learn i was told to start of on GENTOO which i completed everything and the command base of it was working fine however i never got my monitor it work with it on my laptop and as i needed the main pc for xp so i could at least look at the instructions or if there was a problem i couldnt install it on it becouse i am new to it i am just wondering what you think the best version to start off on is ?

once again any help wouold be great thnx

[cluberti]

If you are a true Linux newbie, which it seems you are, you may want to try one of the more "newb-friendly" distributions like Knoppix. You can either install it, or run it directly from the CD (known as a "live-cd"). I would suggest you get your feet wet that way (Knoppix, perhaps live-cd) before installing a full-blown and somewhat less newb-intuitive distribution like Gentoo.

Don't get me wrong, Gentoo is great, but like all flavors of Linux it does require some user-configuration post install to get things working "just right", whereas the live-cd of Knoppix makes no such claims, and runs pretty good right off of the CD.

Good luck .

[Zxian]

Original post slightly edited. Just grammatical changes. Please try to use proper grammar when posting. The original post was one big long sentence, which makes it harder for users to read what it is that you're trying to say.

As for your question, I agree with cluberti that Gentoo is a bit hard for a beginner to pick up. I would recommend SuSe or Ubuntu. Both are relatively easy to set up and have good documentation on the web.