This should work in any RH/FC box afaik: For use a windows share in your linux box (run as a root): mount -t smbfs //server_name/share_name /mnt/whatever -o username=username,password=password If it doesn't work try to find the smbclient package and install it. Regarding the name resolution, I don't know the VPN client you are using, but usually on the VPN connections you use a virtual interface which can be configured with the DNS servers of the windows network. Another possibility is to add the server name to the /etc/hosts file. rdesktop should work on any Windows RDP enabled machine. RDP must be installed in windows 2000 server as a OS component but can be easily activated in w2003 and XP boxes in MyPC "properties" and "remote" tab (I'm not sure about the name since I use the spanish version). I hope it helps. <div>On 6/10/06, Craig White <<a href="mailto:craigwhite@azapple.com">craigwhite@azapple.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Sat, 2006-06-10 at 11:53 -0500, Bill Polhemus wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: > > Depending on what you are > > trying to do on the office machines you may be better off > > setting up a server with terminal services or leaving an > > XP desktop set up for remote access and connecting via > > rdesktop. This lets you run all the local apps remotely > > instead of copying files and working with them under > > Linux. > > > Well, that's actually what I want to do. However, I can't figure out > rdesktop either--why is it that Linux software is typically SO poorly > documented? I've looked everywhere for a How-To, or similar, on rdesktop > and find NADA. ---- rdesktop presumes that you would use it just like Microsoft's 'Remote Desktop Connection' and in essence, if you need to understand how to use it, the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection documentation is what you should be looking for. As for other Linux software documentation...it is generated by users such as yourself and you are of course welcome to pitch in wherever you see a need. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </blockquote> </div>