Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
- Subject: Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:31:22 +0000
Thanks Jason,
I'm definitely going to explore this option - I'm getting our IT guys to look into it.
Mick.
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jason J. W. Williams" <email@hidden>
> Hi Mick,
>
> We use NX from NoMachine (not FreeNX) a lot. It has a great Mac client
> and Linux server. Both are free now. It's very very quick.
>
> http://www.nomachine.com
>
> -J
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:32 AM, <email@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > At work I use my Mac to access my Linux box's CAD tools - I use xhost and set
> DISPLAY etc. and it all works great. It's very responsive and life is good :-).
> I use this method instead of joining a VNC session on the Linux box because when
> using VNC I see the yucky Linux desktop and it's windowing system, whereas when
> using xhost/DISPLAY all the individual windows just appear on my Mac and I can
> find them using Expose etc.
> >
> > When traveling, I can use ssh to display all my Linux windows back onto my
> Mac, but it's intolerably slow. I am then forced to use VNC. The VNC session
> actually has MORE graphics to deal with than the ssh session because it also has
> to update the Linux desktop etc.
> >
> > I understand VNC is built for speed - graphics are compressed prior to
> transmission and caching occurs at both ends. Is there some other solution
> similar to ssh that will allow me to display the individual Linux windows on my
> Mac but also has the speedy functionality of VNC?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mick
> >
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