yes vnc is good, I use it but what is the disadvantage of it other than it
offering very poor color.
Please explain so that I stop using if it is insecure or something
-shyam

On Wed, 15 May 2002, Shridhar Daithankar wrote:

> On 15 May 2002 at 9:32, Goutam Baul wrote:
>
> > I understand that the X-Windows system of Linux works on a client server
> > mode. If my understanding is correct then I should be able to access the
> > X-Windows system running at the Linux server from any other client via
> > network. My intention is to run a GUI based browser like Netscape on the
> > Linux server from a remote client. The remote client can be Windows machine
> > or a Linux box. Please let me know how this should be done.
>
> You need X server on your local machine.
>
> In case where
> remote machine: linux
> local machine : linux
>
> 1)Start X.
> 2)Start a shell
> 3)Type 'xhost +<remote machine name/ip>
> 4)Telnet/ssh into remote machine.
> 5)Type 'export DISPLAY=<local machine name/ip>:0.0
> 6)Type 'netscape &'
> 7)Enjoy..;-)
>
> remote machine: linux
> local machine : windows.
>
> 1)Install an X server like exceed/hummingbird/reflection.
> 2)Follow step 4 onwards as above.
>
> Basically X is one implementation of network GUI and this is how you use it.
> Another is VNC, which H.S. Rai has already suggested. Both have their own
> pros/cons..
>
> HTH
>
>  Shridhar
>
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