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>> Does anyone one have a tried & tested way of helping a stricken, remote WinXp user from a linux box using tunneling/ vnc? Kevin You could try the PCHelpDesk software on the UltraVNC site. The idea is a "sort of" reverse VNC to get around the Port/Firewall/NAT issues. You send them a little (pre-configured) server app which they run on receipt. You run the client on your machine with port-forwarding configured on your router. The remote server connects to you and because they initiated the connection, NAT translation allows you through their firewall. Both the server and client apps are Windows based. I don't know if the client will run under wine. I've had varied success with this setup. The connections seem slower and not as good quality as normal VNC (Tight & Ultra) which I use for corporate support but it does mean I don't have to pre-configure routers or talk users through it. I'd be interested to hear about any other "Open Source" solutions to this situation... Martin -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html