On 04/19/2013 11:35 AM, Daniel wrote: > What do people think about No Machine's NX solution?
I've used NX on and off since it was created years ago. Although I originally found it quite useful, I'm using it less and less lately. The biggest drawback it has for me is that when you get disconnected all the X11 clients attached to the X proxy server get suspended until you can reconnect. This means that if you had a graphical process that needed to run for a while, if you disconnect it stops running. And sometimes you can't reconnect to a session; instead you get a new one. This can happen if you try to reconnect from a different computer sometimes (different graphics bpp). NX does try to integrate file sharing using Samba, and printing using cups, but I've never used either feature so I can't tell how well it works. NX also can proxy a vnc stream or an rdp stream and in theory speed it up as well as secure it. Works like this: nx client ---> nx server ---> vnc or rdp server The nx server and vnc server can be on the same host if you're using xvncserver for example. NX can also bring over a single X11 application (not a whole desktop), though that's not integrated into ssh and hence not as useful as it could be (have to fire up the client to use it). NX was highly useful in a lab environment where we wanted to allow students to connect in with nx client and get a full desktop on demand remotely over semi-reliable connections. I still see NX as useful in that area. Latetly though I find I just tunnel vnc over SSH and run a light-weight X11 desktop in Xvncserver. It stays running when I need to to, and it seems to be every bit as fast as NX is. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
