The free VMWare Server simply runs a web server on your Linux machine and you don't need graphical access to the server at all, you just need access to the appropriate ports from a remote machine.
Chris On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Steven S. Critchfield > <cri...@basesys.com> wrote: > > I would suggest first and foremost to not use VNC at all. > > > > VMWare offers some free options, and they come with a tool for connecting > > that will be less resource intense. > > > > Barring going that route for any reason, I would suggest using Microsofts > > RDP protocol to support remote login to the Windows machine. This would > be > > less resource intense, and be more responsive than VNC. There are plenty > > of RDP clients for linux and windows to connect. > > > > -- > > Steven Critchfield cri...@basesys.com > > > > Thanks for the tips, I will look further into VMWare versions. Good > to know there are options on connecting too. > > I have been using TightVNC client/server and it has been very > responsive for the Linux desktop, the delay is very minor over being > at the console. (I had tried using the original VNC about 5 years ago > and quickly looked for alternatives.) > > Paul Boniol > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nlug-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
