On 19-May-99 Udi Finkelstein wrote:
> VNC is free and simple to configure, but is restricted. If the machine
> crashes, you have to get there and fix it.
Why? What's the problem with telnetting/sshing into the machine and
rerunning the VNC server? That's just like an X client crashing.
> It's also strictly one user per machine.
Of course not. I've run multiple VNC servers on one machine -- every user
just gets a different display number.
> Also, does VNC works with a simple X terminal? I know the original
> version required a local client, but I remember hearing something
> about the latest VNC being able to work with any X terminal. Is it
> true?
AFAIK, it still needs a local client.
> 4. Does the VMware Win32 display driver improve the speed when working
> on a remote X terminal?
No. I tried this, and it runs like molasses. I ran vmware itself on a
strong computer (PII450, 512MB RAM) and displayed it remotely. It was
completely unusable (compared to running it by itself on the remote
machine).
Gavrie.
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Gavrie Philipson
Netmor Applied Modeling Research Ltd.
Bnei Brak, Israel.
