On 01/16/2016 07:48 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >> I've set up my home server to act as a Windows-type terminal server >> using X and tigervnc. > > OK, there you're running the X server and client on the same machine, > but the server is using VNC to display remotely. That works. Just > don't try to do it the "right" way -- the way X was intended to work. >
Yes, I was aware the "right" way wouldn't work for what I was trying to do. To be honest, I never tested this over a VPN, I usually use it internally when I'm moving big files around on the server. I used the shell for the longest time but when you are copying files that don't easily into a wildcard pattern, it's just easier to click them in the GUI and copy/move them. That was the whole reason I set it up. The nice thing is that everything runs on the server on my local LAN this way, the only thing needed is tigervnc (well, and a VPN setup) on the client. I've been running this setup for at least seven years (probably longer, I don't remember when I set it up originally) now, with no major issues. I actually just ran into one recently (like two weeks ago) - the new version of tigervnc doesn't work in the manner I've set up with the latest stable Xorg. Instead of troubleshooting, I just masked them and everything is running normally. I actually used a forum thread in the Docs, Tips, and Tricks forum[1] to get it set up initially. Dan [1] https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-72893-highlight-xvnc.html