Fedora Users — Re: Best solution for remote GUI access from Windows/Linux to Linux

i use xming from windows to connect via xdmcp to my FC3 box and like it quite a lot. there's basically no difference from being at the box itself (everything from login screen to desktop). vnc is nice too, but does not give you a login screen; you still have access to the complete desktop. i also have used tightvnc from win xp to connect to the same box and can recommend it.

spencer

On 10/11/05, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ok thanks for the suggestions. But from someone/people who know, what are the pros/cons between xorg/vnc/freenx ? I know the later two are easier done on Windows (which I may need when I am on a foriegn machine).

Knute, I might take up your offer as I am already familar with these two pieces of software.

Thanks.

On 10/11/05, Les Mikesell < lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 12:01, Jay Paulson wrote:

> >> > I have FC4 installed on my desktop, and I have ssh
> >> working with basic
> >> > password authentication. I would like to be able
> >> to access my desktop,
> >> > with GUI capabilties (I use KDE) from another
> >> computer connected via a
> >> > highspeed network (approx 1 MB/s): from Windows or
> >> Linux with full
> >> > admin privileges, or Windows kiosked with some
> >> software available
> >> > (ssh, remote desktop)
> >> >
> >>
> >
> > Personally I use freenx and nxclient (linux and
> > windows). Freenx is a free version of nomachine.
> >
>
> I've used version 1.4 of the nxclient and freenx but I can't seem to get
> the 1.5 nxclient to work with freenx.  Therefore, I'm stuck using an ssh
> tunnel and VNC to may linux machine at home from work.

It should work as long as you paste the ssh key for nx into
the client and save it.

However, if you are on a fast local network, X works fine
and the free Cygwin version for windows is not bad at
all.  To run one remote program at a time, from a
Cygwin bash shell:
export display=:0
Xwin -multiwindow &
ssh -X linux_server
log in, start a program by typing its name, the window should
open on your desktop.
To run a complete Linux desktop in one window, first run
gdmconfig on the server and enable XDMCP and restart X, then
Xwin -query linux_server
from the Cygwin bash prompt and you should get graphic login
prompt.

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