Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
- Subject: Re: ssh / DISPLAY / VNC alternative?
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:20:51 -0700
Check out this option to ssh:
-C Requests compression of all data (including stdin, stdout,
stderr, and data for forwarded X11 and TCP
connections). The
compression algorithm is the same used by gzip(1), and the
``level'' can be controlled by the CompressionLevel
option for
protocol version 1. Compression is desirable on modem
lines and
other slow connections, but will only slow down things
on fast
networks. The default value can be set on a host-by-
host basis
in the configuration files; see the Compression option.
You can set Compression and CompressionLevel in your ssh config file.
That might help some.
--Jeremy
On Jun 4, 2008, at 08:32, 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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