[olug] Remote Desktop

Wed Oct 28 22:28:36 UTC 2009

wiggle the power cable for the monitor loose, that way it just looks like
it's plugged in.
(or just do what jay said)

you can also override the local inputs with vnc, that way it's locked down,
but they can still see what you're doing (unless you do the cable trick!)

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com>wrote:

> What do you need to do on the 'server'?
>
> Do you need to run a graphical application?
>
> Do you need access to the root desktop (:0.0, not user)?
>
> You can run vncserver and not x11vnc, so that you can have separate X
> displays that you can connect to remotely that are not tied to a
> physical display. You would need to tunnel vnc over ssh or use an
> ssh-enabled version to be secure.
>
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> Quoting Jeff Hinrichs <jeffh at delasco.com>:
>
> > +1 for nx
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
> >
> >> ...."use on my linux Server to connect from a client on my network"
> >>
> >> That's confusing in terms of X forwarding, I'll take an assuming stab.
> >>
> >> I assume your "client" is a windows system.  I'd recommend NoMachine.
>  It
> >> is
> >> way smoother and faster than Xming or Cygwin.  It seems like a hybrid of
> >> Cygwin/XFree86 and VNC.  It send images like VNC and also has a sort of
> X11
> >> connection.
> >>
> >> I gave up, probably too quickly, on how to use NoMachine to just listen
> as
> >> an X11 server.
> >> I tried it once with custom desktop and "run default script on server"
> >> assuming "server" meant the X11 server on the windows machine and it
> opened
> >> a 100 or so Cgywin Xfree86 labeled windows with gnome slices.
> >>
> >> It is nice to just have an Xserver running and just have the graphical
> >> application started with putty and xforwarded to the windows display.
> >>
> >> However, it is still faster to use NoMachine and get the entire desktop
> >> than
> >> it is to run, for example, OOBase in a single windowed app in Xming.
> >>
> >> -----
> >> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> >> Adam
> >> Lassek
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:08 AM
> >> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> >> Subject: Re: [olug] Remote Desktop
> >>
> >> My limited experience with NoMachine has been positive. It tunnels over
> >> your
> >> existing ssh port and the quality is far better than VNC. I would say
> it's
> >> analogous to RDP on Windows. You get up to two simultaneous connections
> >> with
> >> the free version.
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Dave Rowe <dave at roweware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > That might be the case if you were running it on the root ( :0 )
> display,
> >> > but you can run it independently I believe.  Tunneling over SSH of
> >> course.
> >> >
> >> > Otherwise, No Machine?  I haven't heard much about it recently, but
> there
> >> > was quite a buzz a few years ago.
> >> >
> >> > -Dave
> >> > ------Original Message------
> >> > From: Chad Homan
> >> > Sender: olug-bounces at olug.org
> >> > To: Omaha Linux User Group
> >> > ReplyTo: Omaha Linux User Group
> >> > Subject: Re: [olug] Remote Desktop
> >> > Sent: Oct 27, 2009 10:51 PM
> >> >
> >> > Try www.rdesktop.org.  Great for connecting to windows terninal
> >> > services abd I here it works with xrdp
> >> >
> >> > On 10/27/09, Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > What is a good program that I can use on my linux Server to connect
> >> > > from a client on my network and i don't want to use VNC. I have been
> >> > > using that I have to leave the machine unlocked to get in and i want
> to
> >> > > start locking it so people just can't turn on the monitor and see
> what
> >> i
> >> > > am doing..
> >> > >
> >> > > Kelly Williams
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