Connecting to Windows Network via VPN

[Derek Jander]

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.



On 6/10/06, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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