On Mon, 2005-02-07 at 08:40, A. Lanza wrote: > > I'd like also to get my server display in my laptop display. How can i > do that? May i use a remote control tool? Will it be secure if i go > through a public WAN connection? The easiest method to get a full desktop view of linux machine would be to use VNC. NOTE: in a default configuration VNC is NOT secure over any network. However it can be tunneled over ssh which does a good job of securing such connections. The VNC site contains some decent documentation on how to do this. If you have trouble with it ask again on the list and I or someone else can try to help. (been awhile since I did this but I know it works) Having said that, you will most likely find that you don't really need or want the full desktop view of your system. First off it will be slow even over cable modem type connections. And over dial up I think you will find it unusable for the most part except for the most basic things. I use ssh to forward X11 windows over broadband connections all the time. This keeps the amount of data transfered to the particular applications I want to run, no overhead from sending an entire desktop. You can even create custom launchers that automatically run the program or script on the remote system and export the display to your local machine. You get a nice windowized prompt for the ssh password and then the window for your application shows up on your desktop. So it looks as if it is fully integrated into your local desktop. ssh -X ipofremotemachine scripttorunonremotemachine is the format for doing that. Test it from a CLI first then setup a custom launcher with that command. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx The way to make a small fortune in the commodities market is to start with a large fortune.
