Re: [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-21 Thread Jeremy Gray
> So here we are, in the modern times with GNOME (I chose that over KDE, > because), and Open Office, Thunderbird, and lots of other nice graphical > apps. > > I want to run the apps on an app server and access them for a thin > client. I am familiar with the K12TLSP project, but right now I want

Re: [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-21 Thread Jeremy Gray
Kai, I looked on that page and I see that it integrates with SSH and can use > SSL natively. Does NX have any advantages beyond that over VNC? I'd say nx wins on security, speed, and admin hassle-factor, at least based on my limited experience and for my needs (small research lab in a university

Re: [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-21 Thread Jeremy Gray
> Do you run the server in init 5? Or can it run in init 3? Trying to save > memory on the server > I've only tried run level 5... ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-23 Thread Jeremy Gray
> ssh: connect to host xx port 22: Connection refused > > Looks like it is the client? Agreed? hmmm, I'd say probably not. what about tcp wrappers maybe? just to check the client, I deleted my 2.whatever windows client, downloaded the latest windows client 3.0.0-73, and installed. it importe

Re: [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-24 Thread Jeremy Gray
I almost gave up myself when trying to set it up. its really worth it once you get it working. for me it would authenticate but not connect. I forget if the error message was the same as you are getting, sounds vaguely similiar. turned out that I needed to add a line to /etc/hosts.allow sshd: 127.0

Re: {Phishing} {Disarmed} [CentOS] Trying to understand Remote desktops

2007-08-24 Thread Jeremy Gray
> It works now just fine. Cannot see any visible advantage over VNC, though, > at least not at > LAN speeds. glad things are working for you. yes, you'd only notice better speed when working remotely There's one thing that I apparently cannot do with NX and that is attach > to an existing non-NX