Tom, Thanks for the link. I think I am going to use the ssh x because that is already setup and ready to go (I just found out). I looked before, and the files for the VNC server are absent... either they don't come with RH-9, or I forgot to select them when installing the server.
Thanks for the info. Kevin --- Tom Ackerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Recently I switched to TightVNC & tunnel thru linux > SSH to my windows > desktop. It works great. www.tightvnc.com > Development Version, 1.3dev5 > Development versions include more features but may > be unstable, so they're > not intended for production use. Current Win32 > development version, 1.3dev5, > features enhanced user interface, built-in file > transfers, single-window > sharing on the server side, and a greatly improved > viewer. > > Tom Ackerman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Maury > Pepper > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Linux question: > remote desktop sharing > > Kevin, > > Check out www.realvnc.com. This is the home of VNC. > According to the FAQ, > the password is encrypted. Also see, how to make > VNC secure using SSH . > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Hardhats Sourceforge" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:51 PM > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Linux question: remote > desktop sharing > > > > Hello all, > > > > I have taken an offcast PC and made a linux server > out > > of it. I want to do my future VistA development > on > > it. Furthermore, I would like to be able to work > off > > of it when I come to the OpenVistA conference. > > > > I can ssh into it and work that way, but I would > like > > to be able to use a NICE editor (i.e. I hate > 'vi')... > > so I have started thinking about setting up remote > > desktop sharing. > > > > When I have done web searches for this, it seems > that > > the technology is "vnc". My redhat 9 book, > however, > > says that vnc transmits passwords in plaintext, > and > > that one would need to tunnel it through a ssh > shell > > for security. Its sounding a bit complicated. > > > > Is there an easier, but secure, way to share the > > server desktop? > > > > Also, it seems that the VNC system is sending > > screenshots of the server's desktop. But I > wonder, > > didn't someone mention on the list recently about > > another way, i.e. the X11 system sends remote draw > > commands etc rather than sending simple graphic > images > > of the desktop? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. > Be one of 170 > Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE > for your judgement on > who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. > Sponsored by IBM. > Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: > http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.766 / Virus Database: 513 - Release > Date: 9/17/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.766 / Virus Database: 513 - Release > Date: 9/17/2004 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. > Be one of 170 > Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE > for your judgement on > who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. > Sponsored by IBM. > Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: > http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
