From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 15 22: 6:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bryden.apana.org.au (bryden.apana.org.au [203.3.126.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCB7337B422 for ; Tue, 15 May 2001 22:06:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dougy@brizzie.org) Received: from oracle ([192.168.0.3]) by bryden.apana.org.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA60877; Wed, 16 May 2001 15:05:25 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@brizzie.org) Message-ID: <067801c0ddc5$faaad790$0300a8c0@oracle> From: "Doug Young" To: , , "Matt Olander" References: <3B011EA3.5234DB81@imagination.com> <5.0.2.1.1.20010515214855.00ab5da8@mail.exec.bsdi.com> Subject: Re: Using PC's as X Terminals Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 15:06:34 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0675_01C0DE19.CC1B6530" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2462.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2462.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0675_01C0DE19.CC1B6530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've used VNC in many situations & had only good experiences with it = ..... it even works well over slow (9600) GSM mobile links !!! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matt Olander=20 To: david.groves@imagination.com ; questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 2:52 PM Subject: RE: Using PC's as X Terminals >I'm trying to find a way to turn client machines (i386 machines = running >other operating systems that can't be replaced), into dumb X = terminals >on a part time basis. The people that will be using them are mainly >going to be running windows the majority of the time, but will have = the >need to dip into an X environment on occasion. For various reasons, = my >superiors are unwilling to consider Win32 X servers, so this isn't = an >option for me. hi David, i had a similiar problem at work. people that used windows that=20 occasionally needed access to freebsd. i ended up using vnc. the only problem i've noticed is that it generates a bit of network traffic while in use... www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/=20 matt ------=_NextPart_000_0675_01C0DE19.CC1B6530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've used VNC in many situations & = had only=20 good experiences with it ..... it even works well over slow (9600) GSM = mobile=20 links !!!
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Matt = Olander=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 = 2:52=20 PM
Subject: RE: Using PC's as X=20 Terminals

>I'm trying to = find a way to=20 turn client machines (i386 machines running
>other operating = systems=20 that can't be replaced), into dumb X terminals
>on a part time = basis.=20 The people that will be using them are mainly
>going to be = running=20 windows the majority of the time, but will have the
>need to = dip into=20 an X environment on occasion. For various reasons, = my
>superiors are=20 unwilling to consider Win32 X servers, so this isn't = an
>option for=20 me.

hi David,
i had a similiar problem at work. = people that=20 used windows that
occasionally needed access to freebsd. i ended = up using=20 vnc.
the only problem i've noticed is that it generates a bit of=20 network
traffic while in use...
www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/=20

matt
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