On Thu, 20 May 2004 10:41:21 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thats because you fundamentally misunderstand the way vnc > > works on linux. > > Hummm..... > > > Actually if you read my orginal message I think I demonstrated that I did > understand exactly how VNC works on Linux and that it works differently to > how it works on Windows. actually sorry yes, ok i see what you mean. I should have said "yes because vnc works in a fundamentally different way on linux" > > Having outlined the differences between the two systems I then outlined my > requirment - the ability to view the active [console] desktop remotly on a > Win98 machine. > > I made no assertion that VNC had to be used (thou this was an assumption > that everyone seemed to make). > > As always I wanted a simple and easy to install solution. > > I've seen 'xforwarding' mentioned in putty but have no idea what this is but > wondered in my own head if this was something that might provide some of the > solution as well. yes, xforwarding will allow you to run an X client running on a linux box and have its output appear on a X server running on your windows box, it won't repeat the desktop that is running on linux. > > As a way to train users in the use of the linux platform I think the way > that VNCServer works on Linux is fantastic... it means that you can put one > linux box in on a site (or a fast data link to your own system) then install > a vnc viewer on everyones machines and they can all have a go. > > However if you want to set up a shared training session is seems very > complex. > > Consider this... > > 10 students running Netmeeting to an OpenH323 gateway (something I've > already played with), with VNCViewer sessions open to look at different > windows all happening accross bb connections (something you can't do in NZ > because the cost of bb is simply far to high or the speed is far to slow, > depending on which plan you choose). > > Cheers Don -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
