[olug] Remote deskstop

[Jordan Wilberding]

Hello,

Actually you can run VNC through a ssh tunnel which does encrypt it 
and make it secure. Also, my password is 11 characters long so I don't
think there is a limit. By the way, I use TightVNC.

-Jordan Wilberding

> On Sunday 07 July 2002 09:27, Timothy G. O'Brien wrote:
> I thought that VNC is not encrypted (both the password & the session), and
> the password is also limited to 8 characters, alphanumeric only (no
> “special” characters). Not very secure, IMHO – or is there a new version
> out there I have not seen yet? Irish
>
> "Nick Walter" <waltern at iivip.com> wrote:
> >There sure is.
> >
> >VNC will allow you to view your graphical X desktop,  running on your
> > linux server, from your windows client machine.  Or vice versa if the
> > mood strikes you.  I know the last few releases of Red Hat have come with
> > a VNC server already installed and configured.  A quick web search should
> > turn up any additional VNC client/server software you might need.
> >
> >Nick Walter
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Jordan Wilberding" <diginux at diginux.net>
>
> >To: <olug at olug.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 1:45 PM
> >Subject: [olug] Remote deskstop
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Is there a way to connect to a remote desktop sessions on windows from
> >> a linux box?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jordan Wilberding
>
> <<snip footers by Irish>>
>
>
>
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