That is more in line with what I am thinking of. Yes, I would like to use my laptop screen as a third display on my workstation. Hey, I appreciate the Google-Foo help as well!
I am attempting to do this some how with Xdmcp but mabe VNC is the way to go. Thanks for the help! On 3/25/2013 11:45 AM, John Nielsen wrote: > I have seen/heard of this type of setup using VNC before. See for example: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1327186 > > On your workstation you would modify your X setup to extend the virtual > display, and run a VNC server to display the extended portion. On your laptop > you would run a VNC client fullscreen (and probably want to turn off > power-saving features). > > I have no specific recommendations beyond that. For your Google-foo, the > search I did to find the link above was "vnc extra monitor". > > JN > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
