On Tue, April 15 at 8:20 PM EDT "Roberto Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The modem has two options for connection type: "Always On," and "On >Demand" (I had been useing "On Demand" before. Is it reasonable to >assume that the "Always On" option will hold on to the IP? I usually can maintain the connection for a month or more, thus the same IP. > >> > 4. How insecure is it really to enable X forwarding over SSH? I >have> > heard that it is not advisable becuase of security, but how bad >is it?> >>AFAIK, as secure as your SSH tunnel. It tends to be slow, forwarding >>VNC over an SSH tunnel is normally faster. >> >I've heard of VNC, but never used it. Is there a good how to or easy >way to set it up? It isnt hard to do. I would do a basic connection before you do "tunneling". If you need a windows based client I recommend "tightvnc" from www.tightvnc.com. The debian packages for vnc are: vnc-common 3.3.6-4 vncserver 3.3.6-4 xvncviewer 3.3.6-4 on my sid box. Here is how I start a root desktop (which I only acess locally) $vncserver :7 -geometry 1024x768 -alwaysshared -dontdisconnect -depth 24 Note: that is *not* tunneled. to bring that up on my desktop it is $vncviewer -truecolor -geometry 1024x768 -shared callerio:3 and voila!... you type your password and I do a ctrl+z then $bg to background it and then exit that xterm and you should have your normal Desktop. Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
