Yes, X can run over a network, but it's SLOW as molasses. NoMachine NX has compression technology to optimize the performance for your network bandwidth, much better compression than X alone.
I've used Attachmate Reflection X (formerly WRQ Reflection X) and Hummingbird Exceed (my university used Exceed when I was enrolled there) to connect to the MTSU mainframe (an HP 9000 V-Class server running HP-UX B.11. I learned some of the quirks of HP-UX when I was attending there. The computer science students had to use a seperate account created for them in the class, and submit a line printer printout. I swear by NoMachine. I just recently learned how to shadow the local desktop over the network, and it's great for remote support or remote access. I even have a NoMachine NX connection set up to spawn Evolution on my Amazon EC2 Linux server to check my work email. Hope this helps! If I were still in Nashville I'd offer to give another talk about NX. On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Csaba Toth <[email protected]>wrote: > Actually, X in itself is designed to run to run remotely too. The terms > are a little upside-down though. The X server should run on the "client" > machine, the X server provides the GUI, but a software can run remotely, > and connect to your X server. Example: I was designing MSI (Medium Scale > Integrated) circuits with CADENCE CAD software at Budapest University of > Technology while I was sitting at home. At home I had my X server, on the > university big server the CADENCE was running, and I just needed to set > proper environment variables to redirect CADENCE's GUI to my X server. And > this was all running through a classical 56K baud modem setup!!! It worked > pretty well! It was responsive! > > Csaba > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Sabuj Pattanayek <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> FYI: VNC is all about GUI, but it is not sharing the user's X desktop. >>> My simple understanding is that VNC is a derivative of X, designed to run >>> over the internet. (X over the internet is SLOW.) Running VNC through SSH >>> Server (on the user PC) is recommended. It would be possible for both of >>> you to see the same VNC session, but the user would also have to connect >>> with a VNC client. >>> >> >> You can also use x11vnc to get to the user's actual console desktop. >> Since most people are behind a NAT you'd either have to use port forwarding >> or tunneling, otherwise teamviewer, google+ desktop, etc. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Dulles Technology Corridor (Chantilly/Ashburn/Dulles), Virginia USA -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
