Re: Query.

[Bruce Richardson <brichardson lineone net>]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, mkttrn1 wrote:

> the 'access' I meant is:
> 1) 'read/write files on my linux box from my Windows machine

There's a utility called Explore2fs out there.  I can't remember where but
an Altavista search should turn it up.  It is beta software.  BTW, when I
was learning Linux I valued the fact that I couldn't get at my Linux stuff
from Windows.  a) It stopped me (or Windows) from doing any damage while
in Windows and b) it forced me to learn.

> 2)'use the linux command line from my Windows machine' 

This is not possible on the one machine (you can't run Linux in a window
like you can DOS) but possible if you have a Windows
and Linux machine networked.  You can then telnet to the Linux machine and
run the command line for that machine in a window.

> 3)'run X Window System applications from my Windows machine' 

As above, possible with two machines.  You can go the MIX route, run
an X server on your windows machine, telnet into the Linux machine and
point X apps to the display on the Windows machine.  Or you can run VNC (a
virtual X server) on the Linux machine and use the VNC viewer program to
see (and control) this from Windows.