*snip* What about X? I've found a VNC client for Android from the RealVNC people. So it would likely work. But I've never used VNC on Linux. *snip*
I use vncviewer to connect to linux boxes everyday. It works just fine.... -adam On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Dominic Coulombe < dominic.coulo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi John, > > I use the free Irssi ConnectBot on my HTC Desire Z (Android 2.2) to connect > to Linux machines. Works perfectly despite the small size of the screen. > The hardware keyboard of the Desire Z is helping a lot. > > I never tried X applications, though. > > Having a portable terminal is nice. > > Have a nice day. > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 08:49, McKown, John > <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com>wrote: > > > From my laptop and desktop, I can use VPN to connect to our LAN. I can > then > > use SSH and a reverse X tunnel to connect to Linux. Now, I rarely need to > > run an X app this way. But I do on rare occassion. I just ordered a > Motorola > > XOOM running Android Honeycomb. Has anybody used ssh on Android to get to > > Linux? What about X? I've found a VNC client for Android from the RealVNC > > people. So it would likely work. But I've never used VNC on Linux. > > > > Thoughts other than "what an idiot!"? <grin> > > > > I go the XOOM because my laptop is 8 pounds and burns through its battery > > in about 2 hours. It is really a desktop replacement (Core i-7 quad @ > > 1.66Ghz). The XOOM is light, big enough (10.1 in diag screen), and has > good > > battery life. I'm getting the WiFi only version. > > > > > > John McKown > > Systems Engineer IV > > IT > > > > Administrative Services Group > > > > HealthMarkets(r) > > > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > > (817) 255-3225 phone * > > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The > Chesapeake > > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > -- "Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done." -Linus Torvalds ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
