[olug] Remote Desktop

[Matthew Will]

LOL that's a great response from a true tech!

matthew will

 

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
DYNATRON tech
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:29 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Remote Desktop

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.
>
> --
> Jay Swackhamer
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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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