Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:48:34 -0500 From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Scott Dodson <gsi22419@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: OT: X vs VNC (was Re: Netscape multitasking less smoothly?) Message-ID: <20011115114834.L68649@yip.org> In-Reply-To: <20011115111631.A5319@sdodson.com>; from gsi22419@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu on Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 11:16:32AM -0500 References: <20011115113849.A7812@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20011115130041.A9412@gromit.it.su.se> <20011115123541.C8333@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20011115100245.K68649@yip.org> <20011115111631.A5319@sdodson.com>
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> > My suggestion would be to run the VNC client on the laptop and the VNC X > > server on a machine that can handle Mozilla without choking. See > > /usr/ports/net/vnc and/or http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ ... > > Why do all that when you can tunnel X through ssh? > > ssh -X hostname, can even make ssh exec mozilla and with > keys setup never have to type a password. Well, there's a few reasons: 1) It's faster and stuffs fewer bits down the wire. 2) If you lose connection, you can simply reconnect and continue where you left off, whereas with X forwarding, losing connection means all forwarded programs close. This is especially relevant for resuming from a suspended state in a laptop. (Think of the screen utility, only for desktops instead of shells) 3) There's a java vnc client, meaning that combined with 2), one can have a very portable desktop if it is desired. 4) There are vnc servers for more platforms than X supports. (Windows, Mac, etc) Plus one can avoid typing passwords with the vncpasswd program, and one can also forward it over ssh... However, your method does have the advantage that in the general case, it works now with no additional software required, and is encrypted "out of the box", so to speak. -- Bob <melange@yip.org> | Please don't spill hot things on Bob. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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