At 01:53 PM 2/15/2003, Wayne Throop wrote:
These are all excellent points.: I feel that win2k is the best OS for the desktop, and any other tasks you : need to do, you can do via ssh. If it comes down to it, you can always run : cygwin's X server, and get a GUI for whichever GUI-only linux app you need : to use.Compared to cygwin, VNC has 1) smaller install footprint (ie, can be installed on a whim, or even run uninstalled in several modes) 2) ability to resume after a broken connection or from another location 3) shared, heterogeneous access
I always have cygwin installed on my windows boxes for the various other things (aside from an X server) that it gives you, so (1) wouldn't apply to my usage very much. 2 and 3 definitely seem like the best reasons for wanting to use VNC to access GUI linux apps.
I guess that, fundamentally, my problem is that I just don't know of any compelling GUI linux apps. :)
Ah, I'm not the original poster, so I really can't say for sure. I think the original poster wanted to know if just having vncserver installed on his linuxbox would make it less secure. Or something.As to the original question, why not simply access the vncserver only via ssh? That way, you don't have to open any extra ports, and your traffic will be encrypted.
Jordan
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