On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 12:33:24PM -0700, Aaron Dalton wrote: > Ken Stevenson wrote: > > > >I'm new to FreeBSD, so I may be off base, but I use vncserver on my > >FreeBSD box when I need an X session. Then I just setup Putty to forward > >port 5900 to 127.0.0.0:5901, make an ssh connection to my FreeBSD server, > >run > >UltraVNC on my Windows box and connect to localhost. > > > > Thanks for your reply! I have been told VNC is a good way to go as > well, but some have mentioned some performance issues. What have you > found? It works liveably well? >
It works great for me. I have a pretty fast internet connection (cable modem). One thing I like about it is the session doesn't end when you disconnect. You can start a long running process like cvsup, disconnect, and come back later to check on it. Unlike when you vnc to a Windows box, you don't get the X session that's on the local workstation, you get a new one. If you need to connect to the primary X session, like for remote support, there's a version of VNC in the ports for that too (xvnc?). -- Ken Stevenson Allen-Myland Inc. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
