networking ubuntu and mint

[Stephen]

Think about what you want to do, which directions, and then move
forward accordingly.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> which way do you think is best for the learning experience?
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> 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 <danceswithcrows at usa.net>
>> wrote:
>> > From: Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>> >> 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
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>> > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
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>> Stephen
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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