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[Rivux]

For my centos box I use PuTTY and that allows me to get into the server and make any changes I need. I am looking at getting a second server, this one a Windows 2003 machine and I was wondering how you mange those servers remotely. Is it done using command line or is their a gui app to connect to it remotely? Can I install something like pcAnywhere on it or is there something web server specific ? Thanks.

[Ran]

For Windows servers, you can typically use Remote Desktop to connect to them. It's a graphical interface that lets you control the remote server as if it was right in front of you.

[Rivux]

Thanks, much appreciated. Time to finish my Windows server shopping

[plumsauce]

you also have the option of running secureshell from vandyke.com for ssh access via putty or securecrt. that gives you a text based shell.