Hi, my experience is that X11 over ssh performs well for 2D in a 100 Mbit LAN Network. If you have a WAN between X Server and X Client you get much more latency, so that this is noticable to a normal user. If you do this only for remote support even a fast WAN (2 MBit) link is with waiting time usesable. If you access a remote machine on a regular base outside the LAN, you have the choice: open source solutions VNC and FreeNX or closed source solution (Sun Global Desktop / Citrix ...). If you need a easy to install solution then use VNC. It works nearly out of the box (even if twm is not everbodys first choice) VNC can deal with ssh Portforwarding, if the VNC Server is not directly reachable from the client. I played years ago with NX Server ( not FreeNX) over a WAN. It worked well and was fairly useable. They claim to be more efficient then VNC, as the NX protocol is interweaved with the X11 protocol itself. Best regards Jörg
Am Sonntag 27 Mai 2007 schrieb Conway S. Smith: > On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:47:36 -0400 (EDT) > Nuitari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> Is it possible to run a complete Gnome desktop from a remote > > >> location through ssh? I'm not talking about using vnc to watch a > > >> remote desktop but actually run one remotely and only have it > > >> displayed here. > > > > > > SSH also includes functionality to allow X11 forwarding through the > > > encrypted SSH connection. > > > > You'll need a fast (100mbps+) lan for it, even with the ssh > > compression enabled. > > > > True (although I'd say 10mbps can be fast enough, depending on how > much other network traffic there is), but with a fast enough network & > slow enough processors, it can be better NOT to use compression, as > compression requires CPU time on both sides of the connection, possibly > adding more latency than would be saved by lower data transfer on the > network. > > > VNC is a much more efficient protocol then X11 for remote desktop. > > For running a complete Gnome desktop session, I'd agree VNC is usually > better. But for running individual remote programs that use smaller > windows, X can be pretty efficient. And there's other advantages X has > over VNC, like hardware accelerated graphics. > > > Conway S. Smith > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
