> -----Original Message----- > From: Grant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 April 2007 05:50 > To: Gentoo mailing list > Subject: [gentoo-user] The next step in AV > > I currently have an HDTV hooked up to a desktop computer running > Gentoo and xfce4, all controlled by a wireless keyboard/mouse from the > couch. It's awesome. However, I think the next step is to control > everything from a laptop on the couch. There would be a normal xfce4 > desktop on the laptop, but you could issue certain commands to have > video or audio played through the desktop connected to the TV across > the room. > > How would you set this up? Maybe the actual xfce4 session is being > run on the desktop and the laptop uses VNC or NX to control that > session? Is there a way to have certain audio or video launched on > the laptop via VNC or NX, but outputted by the desktop? > > - Grant
Short answer - yes :-) Your idea sounds about right too. Some reading. http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_X-forwarding Wayn0 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list