[clue-tech] remote access to Windows network from Linux

[Nate Duehr]

  On 9/22/2010 8:04 AM, dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
> I'm trying to access my company's Windows network from my Linux box.  
> I am able to connect to the VPN network using networkmanager-pptp, but 
> that is as far as I get.  I have an IP address for the terminal server 
> but Gnome's Remote Desktop Viewer can't connect to it.  I don't know 
> if I need to do something else first, such as add a gateway.  Is 
> anyone familiar with this?  Any suggestions?

Basics first... can you ping the box you want to talk to?*

* Assuming some doofus hasn't blocked ICMP ECHO REQUEST packets on your 
internal work network, as if that adds "security" or something silly 
like that.

Nate
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