> On Tuesday 21 October 2003 01:51 pm, Grant wrote: > > > On Tuesday 21 October 2003 12:54 pm, Grant wrote: > > > > I'll be traveling off and on for the foreseable future, and I > > > > > > don't want to > > > > > > > bring a laptop. What I'd like is some kind of a setup that > allows me > > > > to connect to a remote machine that I've set up and use my apps > > > > > > through there > > > > > > > from Internet cafes. What do you guys think might work? > > > > > > > > Also, I'm a little paranoid of keystroke loggers in Internet > > > > > > cafes. I was > > > > > > > wondering if anyone has created any kind of an application to solve > > > > that problem. Maybe an on-screen representation of a keyboard that > > > > > > allows you > > > > > > > to save your "click-strokes" to the clipboard? > > > > > > > > - Grant > > > > > > Okay, here's what I do. The machine I am connecting to, which is > > > in my home > > > office, is set behind a firewall that is forwarding port 22 for ssh > > > connections. Then I run vncserver with fluxbox as the window > manager. I > > > then carry in my briefcase, a mini cd that has a windows ssh > > > client and the > > > windows and linux vncviewer. I use PuTTy for the windows ssh > > > client. It is > > > free and very easy to use. > > > > > > From whatever computer I am at that has Internet access (Windows > > > or Linux), I > > > can set up an ssh session that forwards the vnc port to the local > > > machine, > > > and then I use the vncviewer through the ssh tunnel to access > my desktop. > > > > > > In fact, this is how I am typing this email right now. When the > > > rules say you > > > cannot access personal e-mail at work, us Linux users have an > > > advantage ;-) > > > -- > > > /g > > > > Nice! That sounds very slick, but how is the lag time? What kind of > > connection are you using on the client computer? Nothing has to be > > installed for you on the client computer? > > > > - Grant > > The machine I am accessing is on a cable modem at home it is a > 128Kb/s up and > 3000Kb/s down setup. I am accessing it from a machine that has > 512/512Kb/s. > The performance seems acceptable to me, although there is some lag. > > I also use this on several other machines on cable modem and it > seems just as > good. It is more responsive at certain times of the day, but I > think this > has more to do with overall Internet traffic. Also the screen > resolution you > use will have an impact on performance. 800x600 will refresh much faster > than 1152x864 (which is what I am using). > > Although I wouldn't recommend it for everyday use, I have done > this over a > dial-up connection in an emergency and was able to perform the task I was > trying to accomplish. > > I run both PuTTY and vncviewer right off of the CD, and I suppose > you could > easily use a usb thumb drive too. Nothing is installed on the client > computer, although PuTTy makes a few entries in the Windows > registry which > are documented on the PuTTy site and can be easily removed. In > fact I think > they talk about setting up a batch file to do this, although I > have not taken > the time to investigate it. I just use regedit to quickly remove the > settings. > > > -- > /g
That sounds pretty good. Thanks for the info. I'm going to look into this more. - Grant
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