> -----Original Message----- > From: David Bovill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -> I've spent a couple of days adding VNC to the Linux based > network and it > seems to be working really well... still a lot of research to do, but > this all looks very exciting. Never thought this Project Athena thing > would take off :) > > Couple of questions: > > 1) Any documentation of how to make simple changes to > the xstartup > script? I've managed to change the window manager, but not the default > screen resolution (I need a smaller one for the laptop).
Type `Xvnc -help` to see the Xvnc options. You can provide them to the vncserver script too. (try reading the vncserver script, it's perl and quite readable for a perl script) To start a vncserver on the fly (just by connecting) see the setup at http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp. > > 2) VNC works fine in the office, even on 10MB ethernet. > I hear about it > being used over a modem, but can't test yet how well this works. What > bandwidth do you need to use Office type applications? Would > a 256k ASDL > line work fine? How many users could share a line? The bandwidth used is rhoughly related to the used colordepth and size. See the Xvnc options for details. Do you have some kind of monitor on the used bandwith on the network? An other way is to see how many servers you can start and actually view. Ask some collegues to help testing until the performance drops below a usable level. > > 3) Video - does the server use a video card to > accelerate rendering of > video (I read that the Windows server is dependent on the graphic card > set up - Linux?). How does the efficiency of watching video in a VNC > window compare with watching streaming video? The default Xvnc is independent of the graphics card, it's all software. This is why you can start as many servers as you like, only restricted by other things like memory, processor power, network bandwidth and other external stuf. For XFree86 4.2, you can use the setup at http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net/. (most current linux distro's ship XFree86 4.2, it is also available on some other unix variants) For unix variants (including some linux distro's) using a proper framebuffer device, you can also look at http://www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
