Jack Coates wrote: > Robin Bowes wrote: > >> lnxguru wrote: >> >> >>> If you want to practice your Linux skills you could use telnet/ssh for >>> command line or consider using a remote X server. Cygwin and >>> Hummingbird(commercial) have X servers for Windows. The power and RAM >>> you'll need for this will depend on what else you're going to do with >>> this box but you won't need any monitor/mouse/keyboard attached. >>> >> >> >> I would add: don't bother with a remote X server - use VNC. >> >> R. >> > > > meh. Each has its place. VNC's performance is horrible, but it is easier > than X. It's probably a point of interest that the most popular page on > my website is this one: > http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/remote-x-cygwin-howto >
Horrible compared to what? I run it on a LAN (100Mb/s) and performance is "like-I-was-on-the-machine". I run it over the 'net (256kb/s uplink) and performance is perfectly usable. In what circumstances do you find that native X performs better than VNC? R. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
