From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Nov 25 5:54:46 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail-1.sjc (mail-1.sjc.telocity.net [216.227.56.41]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69F5737B4CF for ; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:54:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from zoso (dsl-216-227-91-85.telocity.com [216.227.91.85]) by mail-1.sjc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id FAA00933; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 05:53:11 -0800 (PST) From: "Otter" To: , Subject: RE: VNCServer and Alternatives: Where to go? Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 08:58:30 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <200011250802.AA11010594@wdc.callgtn.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG sure! Get an X server for Windows (i.e. Exceed, Reflections, X-Win Pro, etc) and set up your xdm/wdm/kdm for remote authorization. Works like a champ here. Connect via XDMCP. -Otter }-----Original Message----- }From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of }Erik Rothwell }Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:03 AM }To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }Subject: VNCServer and Alternatives: Where to go? } } }Hi folks, } }I'm looking for a decent BSD interpretation of the remote }desktop phenominon (a la Microsoft Terminal server, }Timbuktu, PCAnywhere, etc.) } }Currently, I run VNC for remote access to my X desktop: it's }incredibly easy to use and simple to install, but, it really }does not perform. At least it doesn't for me. } }I have a Cable-over-IP connection (about 50KB/s upstream }300-400KB/s down).... when comparing VNC (in fullscreen, }1024 x 768 at 8-bit depth) to Microsoft's Terminal Server }running the same config, Terminal Server wins hands down. }You can barely tell you're using a remote desktop. VNC, on }the other hand, is super-chunky and chugs along at a snails }pace . . . } }I'm utterly sure that FreeBSD must be able to hack better }graphical remote access services: so, are there any }alternatives to VNC? I looked into GraphOn's Bridges "thin }client," but not only is it commercial software but the }installation program for the RedHat 6.1 version (which I }figured would operate under my Linux compatibility package) }died out and dumped core. } }Has anyone else had better experiences with VNC or know of }any alternatives? } }I figured one option would be to somehow setup the PC as an }X server, but, that's not really feasible in my situation: }the VNC client is about 150k and the Terminal Server client }is about that as well . . . I'm sort of looking for }something I could server up on the web as Java or take with }me on a floppy disk. } }Thanks, } }------- }E. L. Rothwell }xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx }xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx }------- } } }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org }with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message