On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Ural <uralz...@autistici.org> wrote: > Rich Freeman: >> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:12 PM, <the...@sys-concept.com> wrote: >>> >>> So, instead of getting into trouble of making disk-less node I figure it >>> out my Atom (small box) can access Main server via X2GO. I tested it on my >>> local network and speed wise it works OK. Buy my computer is much faster >>> than the Atom. So after upgrade I'll see how it will run. All boxes have >>> gigabit network cards. >>> >> >> While this would certainly work, you should also consider using a >> windows technology like rdp/citrix to connect directly from the client >> to the VM guest. That might actually give you better performance. >> >> It is analogous to running a linux VM in a window and typing into its >> console, vs running a linux VM headless and using ssh to connect to >> it. Ssh is probably going to give you a more integrated experience >> and better performance, because you're not virtualizing a console with >> minimal support for stuff like the clipboard/etc. >> > > Try using Nomachine.com NX. It is fastest remote connection, but it is > proprietary. There is open source client available for Linux >
x2go is based on NX. I doubt that NX + VM console window is faster than Citrix for accessing a Windows machine. NX was largely inspired by Citrix. Both approaches have their pros and cons. NX is the right solution for accessing a linux X11 server. rdp/citrix is probably the right solution for accessing a windows console. So, the question is whether you want to be accessing the VM console running on Linux, or directly accessing the windows console running inside the VM. I suspect that the latter is going to be a bit cleaner when you consider things like clipboard support and such. But, if you want to be able to start/stop the VM and such then obviously you can't do that from the windows console. -- Rich
