I've been running Debian Etch via SSH from a Windows box for a couple days now
I'm pretty lazy. I turned off the monitor and have pretty much been running a Debian Etch box over SSH on the local network from my Windows box.
I'm using PuTTY to start the session, then Xming to run X apps. Before all this worked, I had to install sshd on the Debian box and then enable X over SSH.
The last time I played around with this, I got over my thing about running a full GNOME desktop over SSH. That just doesn't work. But I can certainly run any X app I want with Xming.
It's pretty sweet. Next thing I want to do is run a terminal over the serial port. I almost had it figured out with my old Powerbook 1400, but not quite. I'll have to try with a Windows box. I just need a DB25-DB9 with the proper genders to get my null modem cable hooked up.
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