Meltwater has done an extensive guide on communication with your Raspberry Pi via a network cable between the Pi and your laptop (or other machine). It’s quite long-winded, and for anything graphical it’s even longer with a lot of hoops to jump through, but if you need something like this, this is the best tutorial I’ve seen yet. Read the guide. If you know a fair bit about networks and installing bits and pieces, there is also a in-a-nutshell version.
David Whale has also covered this kind of thing on his blog.
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I’ve added a Nut-Shell version for those already familiar with networking etc. The other is intended for those who aren’t. Thanks.
Thanks 🙂 Have added it to the blog post