connecting a Win 11 computer to a Linux computer

[bruce]

hi bill.

pretty sure from what u said.  ssh is the tool for u.

win 11 has openssh.  since all u need is the client.  that will work.

the ubuntu has the ssh server/client.

basically, ull set up ssh server on the ubuntu.

on the win11, ull set up the client, which is just running ssh!!  no need
for setting up a key, since it's just u.

the server side requires u to uncomment out a line or 2 for using your
Linux passwd everything u run the ssh code.   if that gets to be a pain, u
can set up a public/private keys.

there are scads of basic sites/posts for basic ssh usage.

ull have it working in 10-15 mins.

oh.. im assuming u have wifi.  which would mean no need for eth...  im also
assuming both boxes have an ip address.



On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 12:17 PM Smoot Carl-Mitchell via ubuntu-users <
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2025-08-19 at 10:28 -0400, Robert Heller wrote:
> > At Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:59:35 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,?
> > not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > HI,
> > >
> > > I have a Windows 11 computer that I use mostly for gaming and
> > > occasionally for other Windows apps which do not need an internet
> > > connection. I just do not trust Microsoft so I have disconnected
> > > the
> > > LAN line to the router and all my internet stuff is through the
> > > Linux
> > > computer.
> > >
> > > How can I connect the Windows computer to my Linux computer. At the
> > > moment, there is an "air gap" to the windows 11 computer. Can I
> > > reconfigure my router so that the windows machine can't access the
> > > internet but can do 2 way connections only with the Linux computer
> > > via
> > > the router. By the way, the router is owned by my ISP as part of
> > > their
> > > services.
> >
> > It will depend on what sort of firewall the router has and what sort
> > of
> > configuration options it provides.  Normally most consumer grade
> > routers are
> > not likely to have that fine grain of configuration.  One possiblity
> > is that
> > some routers have a configuration intended to protect "children" from
> > full
> > Internet access.  Maybe you can tell the router that the MS-Windows
> > machine is
> > being operated by an underage child and deny Internet access to that
> > machine...
> >
> > One other thought:  It is possible to run virtual machines under
> > Linux and run
> > those machines on a "private" virtual LAN.  Installing MS-Windows in
> > such a VM
> > might be an option, although I don't know how much of a performance
> > hit that
> > will entail.  I know that sometimes "gaming" machines are built to
> > have higher
> > performance than a "normal" workstation, so maybe going the VM route
> > might not
> > not work well...
>
> You could buy a cheap VLAN capable switch and then create a separate
> VLAN between the Linux host and the Windows host. Essentially, you
> would be creating a separate private network. If your router has an
> integrated switch, check to see if it supports VLANs and avoid buying a
> separate switch.
>
> Linux kernels either have VLAN support or may require the 8021q module
> to be installed. Here is one link which describes the process:
>
> https://tom-henderson.github.io/2019/04/12/ubuntu-vlan-config.html
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