----- Original Message ----- From: "Jasmeet S. Virdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Linux-Delhi mailing list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:32 AM Subject: [ilugd] X Window on MSWindows
> Hi all, > I did something interesting recently, thot u guys would like to > know. Since xdm (or gdm or kdm) has the inbuilt ability to use XDMCP to > display the desktop on a remote machine, the cygwin port also supports > this. By making minor changes to the default gdm conf (in my case), it > can be made to listen for network requests. The cygwin port of XFree86 > http://xfree86.cygwin.com) can be downloaded and used to connect to that > gdm to get a graphical login prompt, i.e. getting X window desktop on a > MS Windows machine. Just found it interesting, so posted it. > I am not sure about the bandwidth requirements over similar > products like VNC or commercial X Window servers. Does anybody have any > idea ? Or can someone help me measure the bandwidth involved in this, > how can I go about doing it ? Using ethereal or something similar may b > ? > > thanx > -jasmeet > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.497 / Virus Database: 296 - Release Date: 07/04/2003 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
