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How do i access my Linux desktop through a terminal window in Win2k?

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HamSupLo

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I want to connect to my RH 7.2 machine over the network from my Win2k machine. I remember seeing someone do this before where he opened a window in Win2k that was a virtual desktop of Linux machine. Is this what VNC is? Can someone give me some pointers? thanks.
 
You can use VNC or X11. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, though I personally use X11 for this sort of thing.
 


<< How do I use VNC ? how do I set that up for the Linux box? How would I use X11 as well? thanks >>



VNC's page

And you wont be able to do X11 on your windows machine without an X server. Ill let you use google.com this time to find one for yourself 😀
 


<< Thanks for the link, although I really wnat to be in Windowz at least as possible 🙂 >>



vnc viewer works on Windows, I use it at work. There is also a vnc server version that works on Windows.
 
Is it just me or isn't VNC a huge overkill for this kind of thing? I mean, won't there be a lot more overhead with VNC (since it's basically like PC Anywhere) as opposed to a X server (like Exceed) which is built for this sort of thing?
 
I wouldn't say VNC is overkill. I myself, would prefer X11, but this is exactly what VNC was designed for (I'd say moreso than X). It's also the free-est solution you're gonna get.
 


<< I wouldn't say VNC is overkill. I myself, would prefer X11, but this is exactly what VNC was designed for (I'd say moreso than X). It's also the free-est solution you're gonna get. >>



I meant overkill in terms of network traffic overhead. Its been a while since I used VNC (and that was between NT boxes) but doesn't it pretty much just send "screenshots" of you computer over the network (like PC Anywhere)? This seems like it would use a lot more bandwidth than X would.
 
VNC is pretty low resource compared to X, specially since you can turn down the detail levels and such.

Another advantage no one has come up with is that you can disconnect your vnc session and the processes stay running. Say if you have some long backup or compile and have to reboot your machine. Disconnect, reboot and reconnect. You'll still have all the apps, all the processes and can continue on as if nothing happened, even on different pc's
 
There's an optimized VNC called tightvnc that supposedly offers significant network improvements.

On a 100 Mbit LAN, VNC performance is quite acceptable. It was never designed for slow WAN links, but tightvnc does okay in this respect. If you've ever used pcAnywhere over a dial-up modem, you know it runs like a dog as well.
 
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