Re: [tlug] Xming - COOL!

[Joe Larabell <fred62@???>]

> > I think you'l find that the whole concept of an X server on Windows has
> > been around for much longer than that but I could be wrong.
> >
> Errr.. You're right. Blush, blush. Upon futher reading this concept is
> nothing new at all.

AFAIK, the X protocol itself is fairly bloated and somewhat insecure. For
remote connections (remote as in not on the same LAN), there is a better
solution that's been around quite a while:

  http://www.tightvnc.com/

VNC was originally developed by AT&T for remote X applications. Instead of
running the X server on your own machine, it runs on the same machine as
the client (for better performance) and the rendered graphics are analyzed
and compressed and sent to a 'viewer' that runs on the user's machine.
That makes it a lot faster than X. With the added benefit that you can
disconnect and reconnect later and your X desktop is still there just as
you left it.

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Joseph L (Joe) Larabell            Never fight with a dragon
http://larabell.org                     for thou art crunchy
                                  and goest well with cheese.