Is it possible to open a remote terminal session on a Windows XP machine?

Question

Remote desktop is... useable, but I'd like to get a proper remote terminal window open on the Windows XP machine, like I'm able to with Linux. A quick Google points at this, but it looks like it's only for Vista/Server.

Solution 1

Actually, you can use PsExec to launch a remote shell, rather than just separate commands. Just specify cmd as the program:

psexec \\1.2.3.4 -u user -p pass cmd

although for security reasons, you'll probably want to use SSH. freeSShd (server) and PuTTY (client) are more than adequate.

Solution 2

From the superuser.com thread:

http://www.freesshd.com/

Comments

[Admin]

You might have better luck asking this at superuser.com

[Admin]

This seems to be what I was looking for, an SSH server for windows: superuser.com/questions/64058/windows-ssh-servers

[Admin]

And that worked? It gave you a remote terminal?

[Admin]

Try chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

[Admin]

It should work just like ssh on linux/mac... (should)...