Todd,
SSH is used by default with LTSP-5 but you can change to xdmcp by setting:
SCREEN_07 = startx
Just make sure you enable remote xdmcp in gdm (or kdm)
The reason you need to set SCREEN_07, is because the first 6 screens are
taken up by getty processes.
We're still working on that part.
Jim McQuillan
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Todd Shoemaker wrote:
> Ryan Boyes wrote:
>> Not really sure. I think they're redundant now as rather than the client
>> make a startx call or similar and then use XDMCP to forward the X
>> session, the session is forwarded via an ssh tunnel.
>>
>
> Is ssh required with LTSP 5, or is it a matter of setting SCREEN_01=ssh
> / telnet / startx ?
>
> If ssh is a new requirement, that is unfortunate, since it increases
> latency and makes many applications sluggish. This is particularly
> noticeable in menus, and graphical apps such as Gimp, and decreases the
> advantage remote X11 has over buffered protocols like RDP or NX on local
> networks. It does increase security in theory because the LAN traffic
> is encrypted, but in general, if an attacker has physical access to your
> LAN you're already in trouble, regardless of the protocol in use. For
> Internet use, one should be using RDP/NX for better performance, anyway,
> and both of those are encrypted to one degree or another.
>
> -Todd
>
>
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