Kevin, Check out www.realvnc.com. This is the home of VNC. According to the FAQ, the password is encrypted. Also see, how to make VNC secure using SSH .
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hardhats Sourceforge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:51 PM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Linux question: remote desktop sharing > Hello all, > > I have taken an offcast PC and made a linux server out > of it. I want to do my future VistA development on > it. Furthermore, I would like to be able to work off > of it when I come to the OpenVistA conference. > > I can ssh into it and work that way, but I would like > to be able to use a NICE editor (i.e. I hate 'vi')... > so I have started thinking about setting up remote > desktop sharing. > > When I have done web searches for this, it seems that > the technology is "vnc". My redhat 9 book, however, > says that vnc transmits passwords in plaintext, and > that one would need to tunnel it through a ssh shell > for security. Its sounding a bit complicated. > > Is there an easier, but secure, way to share the > server desktop? > > Also, it seems that the VNC system is sending > screenshots of the server's desktop. But I wonder, > didn't someone mention on the list recently about > another way, i.e. the X11 system sends remote draw > commands etc rather than sending simple graphic images > of the desktop? > > Thanks > Kevin ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
