which way do you think is best for the learning experience? On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Stephen wrote: > you can use rlogin via ssh, and then xming and putty to do the same > from windows to Linux boxes. > > these will maintain the most open options. I have use the xming/putty > combination and its pretty nice. and as secure as your ssh session :-) > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Matt Graham > wrote: > > From: Michael Havens > >> No MAC. Two Linux boxes and 1 Windows XP box. Is there a way to > >> make it so that I can have the desktop of the other computer on > >> another or else is this all text? > > [snip] > > > > That's a bit of a different question, and has nothing to do with NFS. > This is > > more like "remote access". There are a bunch of ways; here are the most > > popular: > > > > VNC/TightVNC : Totally cross-platform, tested, stable, etcetera. On > 'Doze, > > TightVNC Server will, if run, make the 'Doze desktop available to > clients. On > > Linux, you want x11vncserver or its GUIfied/friendly counterparts KDE > Desktop > > Sharing or the GNOME equivalent (vino?). Many clients exist. Pick your > > favorite; they usually have "vnc" in their name somewhere. NOTE: > vncserver > > and tightvncserver create a virtual Display instead of sharing an > > already-existing Display. > > > > Windows Desktop Sharing : A 'Doze box can share its desktop to remote > clients. > > There's a Linux client called rdesktop that works pretty well. Last I > > checked, there was a proof-of-concept Linux server that didn't work all > that > > well, so this is pretty much one-way only. > > > > NXServer : Proprietary free as in beer, but quite fast over low-bandwidth > > links. It's a bit of a pain to set up. It works well once it's been > set up. > > > > X11 : Can be used, usually isn't, since most modern X servers are > started with > > -nolisten tcp , and GTK+ apps tend to behave badly when not able to > connect to > > a local X socket. > > > > sshing to a Linux box is usually much faster than dragging a GUI around. > But > > there are ways if you really need them. Don't forget that you can "ssh > -Y > > remotehost xclient" to ssh to remotehost, then tunnel X over ssh, so that > > xclient is running on remotehost, but displaying on your local Display, > which > > may be useful in some cases. > > > > -- > > Matt G / Dances With Crows > > The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ > > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: