In M$ terms, "service" is a background (resident) programme which can even
exist before anyone is logged in. It's not necessarily related to network or IP port.
The service is neither necessarily supposed to wait for request. In other words, you
could very well make a service counting 1 to 1000 again and again ;-) If I'm not
mistaken, in Unix terms, it's a daemon.
"server", on the other hand, is a programme waiting for request, like FTP
server, HTTP server, etc. That means, it's expecting a client somewhere out there.
So, VNC server in "service" mode accepts client connection even when there's
nobody logged in to the server machine.
VNC server in "application" mode (or "user" mode) can only exist when a user
is logged and when it's run by him.
Hope this is clear.
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Envoyi : jeudi 19 fivrier 2004 18:36
> @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet : Application vs. Server vs. Service
>
> I am currently running VNC as an application and having difficulties because I need
> to run
> my XPhome machines with fast switching, plus I would like to log in remotely as
> either the
> "administrator" or limited account user, depending upon what I need to do.
>
> Would it be better to run VNC as either a "service" or as a "server". I see that the
> application port is 5900[+display#] and the server port is 5800[+display#], but what
> is the
> service port? Also, for accessing via a client/viewer, do I use the same viewer
> application
> to access the remote machine regardless of whether VNS is being run there as an
> application, server or service?
>
> I guess basically what I am trying to understand is what are the major pros and cons
> of each
> form.
>
> TIA
>
> Mark
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