On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 09:16, Gilboa Davara wrote: > Hello list, > > I need help. > I'm trying to help my Windows-using-coworkers access my Linux (FC, CENT, > RHEL) farm from their Windows (yuck!) desktops and I'm a bit stuck. > > My initial thought was VNC. I've created a couple of VNC accounts on > each server and configured each of accounts to run KDE. > Amazingly enough, the solution seem to be working just fine (considering > the number of active KDE sessions) but soon enough, I started getting > Windows client disconnect errors which do not seem to relate to server > load and/or network load. I tried alternating the Windows client (from > RealVNC to UltraVNC) the problem remained. Plus, VNC still has that > annoying lag, even on switched GbE network. > I tried cygwin/X based solution. But cygwin/X is getting severe tearing > and update problems (both under SSH/tunneling and xdmcp session) which > renders it too unstable in my eyes. > Next came X-Deep32 which works ~OK when combined with SSH tunneling but > I can't seem to get it to create an xdmcp session. > > I can go with the Uber-solution (get Exceed for each workstation) but I > rather not scare my boss with >500$ per workstation licensing fee. At > least not now. > > Any ideas? > Gilboa Do you need to provide an entire desktop? Why not use X11 forwarding to just display the windows of the programs they need to access? I used to do this on my laptop before I converted it to 100% linux. You can use cygwin/X to do this. Assuming also that this is over a LAN and that you are not trying to support this over WAN type links. I run X11 forwarding over a WAN link when I travel. It is a little slower but acceptable for things like evolution. You should check the options for using compression, that can help sometimes with the perceived throughput and response time.
