Jeff Koke napisal(a): > When the RealVNC documentation refers to Windows server and client, I am > unsure what/who the 'server' is. > > Is this the XP Pro client running the RealVNC server as a service? -or- does > the RealVNC server run on (in this case, my) FreeBSD server?
With regard to any network service, "server" always means the side you are connecting *to*, or the "remote" side of the connection (the side that is listening for connections), while "client" means the side you are connecting *from*, or the "local" side (the side that initiates the connection). So, if you want to connect *from* a FreeBSD machine to a Windows one and view the (remote) Windows desktop using a (local) FreeBSD application, then FreeBSD is the client, and Windows is the server. If you want to do it the other way (view FreeBSD - possibly virtual - desktop using a Windows application), then FreeBSD is the server, and Windows the client. It's like a telephone: if you call your friend, then his/her phone is a server, and yours is a client. If your friend calls you, then your phone is a server, and your friend's phone is a client ;-). Regards, Jaroslaw Rafa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Spam, wirusy, spyware... masz do6f? Jest alternatywa! http://www.firefox.pl/ --- http://www.thunderbird.pl/ Szybciej. #atwiej. Bezpieczniej. Internet tak jak lubisz. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
