Re: Boy, did I have fun or what?...

From: Galen Boyer <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com>
Date: 1 Sep 2002 20:52:55 -0500
Message-ID: <uofbh3sog.fsf@hotpop.com>

On Sat, 31 Aug 2002, nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam wrote:

> In article <akn60d$952$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, you said (and I quote):

>>
>> I have VNC Server running on every single HP-UX, XP/NT/2000 and Linux
>> box I look after. VNC Server gives me persistant desktops - which
>> mean I can use X in the office, start a job in hpterm and kill the
>> viewer. At home, dial-in, fire up my viewer from there, connect to
>> the desktop and check how that job in hpterm is doing.
>>

> 
> You're the second one to mention VNC.  I loaded CygWin because it was
> free and all I needed was a simple x-server.  But this VNC stuff looks
> kinda nice.  Will definitely have a look.  Thanks a lot.

And if you need anymore positive reports, VNC is slick.

I have used it directly as Billy has described. Leave a machine with a VNC server running somewhere, log into the VNC server running on that box from somewhere else and you have the first machine's desktop on the machine you are currently viewing.

Use sparingly on a dialup, it has to move around a boatload of graphics.

-- 
Galen deForest Boyer
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.

Received on Sun Sep 01 2002 - 20:52:55 CDT