How to Remote Control A Windows Pc From Ubuntu via LAN

This tutorial will help you remote control your windows pc from ubuntu via LAN.Quite a simple task.We will be using tightvnc server for this.So here it is
The basic requirements for remote control are a server side software and a client side software.The server side software will be tightvnc server which will be installed in the windows pc and the client side software is vncviewer which is already present in ubuntu

Step 1: Firstly Download TightVnc Server from HERE
Step 2: Then Run the Setup file.Its pretty easy to setup, nothing to change , just click on NEXT,NEXT,NEXT etc
Step 3: Once you are done with the installation you can launch TightVNC server by going to start->Programs, you should find TightVNC there.. now click on TightVNC Server.You can alternatively Launch TIghtVNC server by going to C:\Program Files\TIghtVNC and clicking on WinVNC.exe

Step 4: Once you launch Tight VNC server, you should find it down below in the task bar . Right click on the icon and click on properties


Step 5: Then you should see a window like this

Step 6: Now we got to do some minor changes here.Firstly Check "ACCEPT SOCKET CONNECTIONS" and create a password for it(say 12345).Then Click on Apply

Step 7: Once you do that.The Windows Firewall security alert might pop up.Click on UNBLOCK to allow VNC to be remote controlled.THen click on OK and close the tightvnc properties

Step 8: You now need to know the ip address of your windows pc.To do this go to the command prompt(Start->Run and type cmd), then type ipconfig , you should find your ip address here, its usually in the form 192.168.1.x ..say 192.168.1.10 in this case

Step 9: Now the server side setup is done, All you need to do is connect.In your ubuntu pc go to the terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type
vncviewer 192.168.1.10:0

Replace 192.168.1.10 with your windows pc's ip address which you got in the ipconfig output

Step 10: A window should now pop up asking for a password.Now enter the password you created in step 6 , like 12345.Once you do that a new window would pop up and you would have access to your windows pc

NOTE: These are just basic settings. you could do a lot more configuration in your tightvnc server properties like in step 6.