Marko Vojinovic wrote:
Sorry for an off topic post, but a lot of you folks are sysadmins here or there, and just might have a suggestion... ;-)
I have a WinXP machine that is to be unattended for a period of 3 years (yes, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but still...). What I need is remote access to it to perform regular system maintenance, virus cleanups, occasional software installations, reboots, config changes, etc.
A simple to use tool is available from http://www.logmein.com. The free version of logmein should do what you want. Or they do "Hamachi" for Windows and Linux which will create a "personal" VPN for you, which means you can then use rdesktop direct to the XP machine.
Of course, there's no guarantee these services will be around in 3 years time....
Cheers
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