Rasperry PI – Remote GUI console

You can remote connect to the rPI over the ethernet from another PC (windows even) with the full sceen GUI (instead of just a character cell terminal). Here's how.

Follow procedure here (stop at "Or you could create a script...")

http://elinux.org/RPi_VNC_Server

Then install TightVNC viewer on your windows PC (or MAC ir *NIX box)

http://www.tightvnc.com/

Then from the PC, run the TightVNC viewer and connect (use your IP here, the ":1" is important

192.168.2.72:1

You are in!

This thing continue to amaze me for a $35 computer!!!!

Have to try a web server next :-)

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