On Sunday 25 January 2004 07:54 pm, Phil Savoie wrote: > On January 25, 2004 19:47, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Sunday 25 January 2004 07:35 pm, Phil Savoie wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I would like to know if there is a way for my M9.2 box to be able to > > > bring over a Solaris desktop. Much like xwin32. What I would like to > > > be able to do is run a program and have the Solaris login screen where > > > I would be able to use the box as if I were in front of it. > > > > > > Is there such an animal out there? > > > > Do you know about vnc? Mandrake includes it and you would have to set up > > the server on the solaris box, but then you would be able to connect and > > utilize your desktop as if you were sitting in front of it. I'm assuming > > that vncserver can be installed on Solaris. > > Roger that and thany for responding! I have done that. However, all I get > is a terminal not the whole CDE enchilada. I know in Solaris at the login > screen I can choose an option to display remote machines. Is there such an > option with Mandrake? > VNC is most definitely graphical. If you start the server on your solaris box as the user you want to connect as, you can connect from a client machine and should have the whole CDE desktop. If this is not what you are getting or your understanding of vnc, you should read the docs. -- /g
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