---
id: 8327
title: "How to Remote Desktop to BackTrack 5 from Windows"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/how-to-remote-desktop-to-backtrack-5-from-windows/"
published_at: "2012-07-23T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["backtrack", "remote-access", "x11", "putty", "xming"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8327"
lang: en
---

# How to Remote Desktop to BackTrack 5 from Windows

## Summary

A how-to for accessing the BackTrack 5 desktop from Windows: enable SSH and X11 forwarding on BackTrack, then configure PuTTY and the Xming X server to run gnome-session remotely.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/how-to-remote-desktop-to-backtrack-5-from-windows/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8327