From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 22 10:03:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E338816A474 for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:03:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ota@animenfo.com) Received: from smtp.unitz.ca (mx1.unitz.ca [69.60.224.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C823313C474 for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:03:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ota@animenfo.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.unitz.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEA847D0E3E; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:58:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp.unitz.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.unitz.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7F2tgWStAH5O; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:58:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from unitz.ca (dsl-69-60-252-220.unitz.ca [69.60.252.220]) by smtp.unitz.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id 913D17D0E37; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:58:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by unitz.ca (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 ota@animenfo.com; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:03:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:03:17 -0500 From: User Ota To: Jack Barnett Message-ID: <20071222100315.GA16796@noah.ota.homelinux.net> References: <476BECD7.8070402@gmail.com> <20071222085935.GA16381@noah.ota.homelinux.net> <476CDBA0.6000506@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <476CDBA0.6000506@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xclients and remote display (WAS: Re: freenx server) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:03:15 -0000 On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 03:40:48AM -0600, Jack Barnett wrote: > > Thanks, yea, but I don't think he's maintaining it any longer? > In ports it's version 1.4.x, but nomachine.com has latest version has > 3.5.x > My friend emailed nomachine.com and he said they refused to support > any of the xBSD or offer any help on getting a working port for the > xBSD world. > I'm guessing that is the reason why it's so out of date and broken. :/ > Are their any alternatives besides VNC? > We have that and it's working good (TightVNC tunneled though SSH), but > would like to just run one 'window' and have it displayed on our > workstation. > For example, Run an xterm on FreeBSD server and have it displayed on > an XP or Linux workstation. Not really, all I know of is FreeNX and VNC. As for their refusal, is it out of pure ignorance that they don't wish to support BSD? I thought they had at one time supported FreeBSD (the assumption is based on the fact that it exists in the ports tree). Too bad, though. I tested FreeNX on a debian install (unfortunately) and the client ran smooth on my windows machine, with the unfortunate exception that it has 0 dual-monitor support in fullscreen mode. I found this though: http://www.deweyonline.com/nx/freebsd.html Highly betting that the maintainer's page for this (if that is the maintainer) that first section looks promising. The link works to download the 6.2-RELEASE version. It's possible that might work with X.Org versions later than 7.1; I haven't personally tested it myself. Btw, which FreeBSD release are you running? Russell Doucette