On Thu, Dec 06, 2007, Brian Mathis wrote:
>On Dec 6, 2007 5:05 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have been dragging my feet on remote display, and have just gotten VNC
>> going to have SOMETHING to move off the start line. But I need the
>> 'best' for different situations, so I want to rate them.
>>
>> 1 to 3 where 1 is the 'best' for the catagory and 3 the loser.
>>
>> VNC RDESKTOP FREENX
>>
>>
>> Server memory
>> Server cpu
>> client memory
>> client cpu
>> bandwidth
>>
>> thanks. I AM search the net for this information. So far have not
>> found the magic query request :)
>>
>
>There are numerous ways to remotely access a Linux machine, and
>honestly the "remote desktop" style that Windows uses is the worst of
>them. VNC, rdesktop, and freenx all replicate that method of access,
>where you basically get a picture of what would be on the monitor if
>you were sitting at it.
>
>As was already mentioned, ssh is really the main way for remote
>access, but for people not familiar with Linux, there's no GUI and no
>mouse beyond copy/paste, so you may look for another solution.
>
>The real *NIX way of accessing a graphical application remotely is by
>using a remote X desktop. It sounds strange if you're not familiar
>with it, but basically you run the 1 application on the remote server,
>and the application window (and only the application window), shows up
>on your local workstation. SSH provides a way to do this securely.
>The drawback is you will need an X server running on your local
>computer, but that can be had for free in Windows from cygwin.
I don't Do Windows(tm) so rarely have to deal with them. When
working with Linux and other *nix systems, it's always through
ssh with X11 forwarding for those rare occassions when I need to
do something like run Firefox from a client's machine to access a
router from their private LAN. That can get a bit clunky on slow
connections, but it does work.
If I'm on a fast connection, I'll run the xterm on the remote
system with ``ssh -f remotename xterm'', but if it's a slow
connection ``xterm -e ssh remotename &'' to run the xterm on my
local machine.
Once I get around to upgrading my Macs to Leopard, I may use the
Apple remote desktop feature occassionally when I need to see
what a client is doing on their desktop which should be faster
than trying to talk them through a GUI on the phone.
Bill
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