[Cialug] Real VNC

James Shoemaker cialug@cialug.org
Sun, 22 May 2005 07:48:52 -0500


Theron Conrey wrote:
> James Shoemaker wrote:
> 
>>
>>     I can't find much use for VNC, for remote linux work I use ssh and 
>> tunneled X and for remote windows work I have found that Remote 
>> Desktop works better.
>>
>> James
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> No use and you're tunneling X?!?!?!? How about tunneling the vnc 
> session.........

	What does VNC get you that remote X doesn't (other than odd screen 
refresh issues woth VNC).  Also SSH sets up the tunneled X session for 
you so it is painless.  Once I get ssh configured I just:
ssh -f user@host program
and off I go.

James