On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 16:53 +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote: > Of course, if both boxes are running Linux (or any compat unix) and > you're using X then SSH will do the GUI stuff too. All you need to do > is enable X forwarding on both boxes (default?) and you've got remote X > working. > > This is how I work from home and it works great. Much more flexable > (including working cut/paste etc) and better use of bandwidth than > VNC/PCAnywhere etc. Just remember to use the -C option to enable > compression. Each has their own advantages. For quick 'open a window do something, get out' jobs, I use SSH X forwarding. I often use VNC through an SSH tunnel if I need to do work involving multiple windows, or if it's something I want to be able to stop and resume from another machine. -- Aaron Gaudio <prothonotar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
