You need to run a Secure Shell (SSH) server on the PC... Personally I use
CopSSH for that on one of my XP Pro boxes...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php...position=22:22

Two free clients... I use Tunnelier...

http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

I would also recommend using a private/public key pair with a strong pass
phrase versus a password (strong or otherwise) for authentication.

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"Peter" <peterfoxghost@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:Wu1ff.2444$KP5.312206@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> Yeah, absolutely.
>> the ssh(Secure SHell) protocol will allow you to login to a remote
>> computer via a command prompt(with the correct firewall settings and
>> access permissions), and then control that particular computer via a
>> command window.
>>
>> Putty is a popular windows ssh client and you can download it for free
>> everywhere. Just google it.
>>
>> Also, ssh version 1 isn't so secure. It can be sniffed with most
>> freeware sniffers.
>> If youre worried about Man in the middle or data confidentiality,
>> you'll want to use the sshv2 protocol. Most programs allow you to
>> choose between v1 and v2.
>
> So how exactly do I connect using putty to Windows XP machine?
>
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