Remote connect toand from xp to linux

[jdm]

I haven't set up fedora core 4 yet and I will have to mess with ndiswrapper to get the internet working probably but after I get everything don I would like to be able to access my xp home machine and my fedora machine from anywhere. I thinkI will have to do ssh but I don't know. Can you help? Thanks

[Firewing1]

ssh is nice, esp with VPN.
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=61633
see there.
Firewing1

[jdm]

Thanks for the link. I will check it out. I also was wondering how I can do a dual boot system. I have xp home on one hard drive and I just ordered another on for fedora core 4. Can you help? thanks

[Firewing1]

No problem...
1) Install Windows onto the Primary drive
2) Install Linux on the slave
--> MAKE SURE you install grub onto /dev/hda MBR (the default)
---> You will see a point where you can configure extra boot options. There will be a "Fedora Core" label, as default, and a "other". This "Other" is Windows XP -- So click it, do "Edit" and label it WIndows XP
Finish the install, when you boot you will get a nice, easy menu
EDIT: Just another tip: You can do automatic partitioning but Manual works better: Map it you like this in same order and size.
Size | Mountpoint | [filesystem]
100MB /boot [ext3]
swap, double your RAM's size [swap]
1/2 your drive's remaining space /home [ext3]
All remaining, / [ext3]

This way, if you have to re-install, all you do is again, manual parititoning, and tell the system to format /, /boot and /swap, and use /home as /home without format. You'll keep all your documents, settings, etc.
Firewing1

[hiberphoptik]

Originally Posted by Firewing1

Just another tip: You can do automatic partitioning but Manual works better:

a-men to that brutha! Each and every time somone asks for my help because they cant get things to work right with the install or sometimes after the install things act strange I either reinstall and manually partition it or have them do it and that fixes everything

auto partition uses LVM and for some reason LVM does not play nice on alot of machines/setups

[jdm]

So I need to install grub on the mbr of the windows rive? I read that I don't kneed to do that. I read that I could install it on the mdr of the linux drive. Also if i can't get linux working with my wireless card I would like to put the hard drive I order for fedora in a small case and hook it up to a ethernet cable which would hook up to the router. There will be no monitor or keyboard or mouse. What case do you recommend. Thanks

[Firewing1]

You can do either; this is how the 2 methods work:
-- 1 --
- MBR is on Linux's drive
- You copy the MBR from Linux and link it in the Windows boot configuration, so windows can now effectively use GRUB.
-- 2 --
- MBR is on Windows
- Boot sector of Windows is still the NTLDR
- GRUB loads all the Linux ones, and links to the boot sector of NTLDR, effectivly loading Windows
Both are the same but the work inverse. Personally, I just like GRUB in Windows's MBR cause it can still boot Windows, and it's NOT M$...
also cause there's less steps to it; You just tell it to install to the MBR. The other requires lots of configuration and command-line usage.
Firewing1

[jdm]

what are the steps to put grub in the windows mbr?

[Firewing1]

like i said in my 2nd post, just leave settings for bootloader as default. It will install GRUB to MBR in the FC4 installation. If you have already installed then just type
grub-install /dev/hda as root and then configure your Windows in /etc/grub.conf
Firewing1