> > On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 09:45, STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT) wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > I have a client who needs to display a desktop from one > Linux box to another on > > > their Local Area Network. Which might be the best besr > method? Is there a VNC > > > client for Linux? Is rsh or ssh better? > > > > > MTIA for your info - comments. > > > > This was just referenced in a thread titled "X" > > This one is different in that the remote side is running linux > too. If the user really only needs to run one or a few apps > remotely, he can 'ssh -Y host' and start an app by typing > it's name, or run 'ssh -Y host programname' (which can be done > from a desktop launcher if you want to make it easier). If > the app happens to be nautilus you can also access desktop > launchers from the remote machine and double-clicking them > will pop open new windows for the apps you start. If you > want a whole remote desktop instead of a local one you can > bring up the local machine in runlevel 3 and start X by > typing 'X -query remote_host' to get a graphic login prompt. > XDMCP must be enabled on the remote host for that to work. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx What you say is true. Since the original poster said desktop, I addressed desktop. Once the xorg.conf file is updated, it does not matter whether the client is on Unix (including linux) or Windows. That is one of the more elegant parts of the solution. Bob Styma
