Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-02 Thread Brad De Vries
You are very close with the definitions you used. The only changes I would suggest is that the PC is actually running the X-server because it's serving up its screen, keyboard and mouse. The system running the X-windows system is actually called the X-client because it runs the applications. The

RE: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Wil McGilvery
- From: Joel Hammer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Windows client, linux X server I wasn't aware that a windows client could log on to the LTS. I thought that required linux on the client, or, at least a reboot w

Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Rick Sivernell
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 14:06:13 -0500 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 01 February 2003 1:43 pm, someone claiming to be Joel > Hammer wrote: > > I would like to run X client sessions from windows clients to a > > linux server. > > > > I hope I have this terminology right. The distin

Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Joel Hammer
I wasn't aware that a windows client could log on to the LTS. I thought that required linux on the client, or, at least a reboot with a special boot disk. Joel On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 02:52:39PM -0500, Wil McGilvery wrote: > I would think that the Linux Terminal Server would work well for this s

RE: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Wil McGilvery
]] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Windows client, linux X server I should have added that if you need remote X access for many users; there are probably much better solutions. Each user who wants to use tightvnc or vnc must start a separate instance of the

Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Andrew Gould
I should have added that if you need remote X access for many users; there are probably much better solutions. Each user who wants to use tightvnc or vnc must start a separate instance of the server. Andrew --- Andrew Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like tightvnc (or vnc). Each user can ha

Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Tim Wunder
On Saturday 01 February 2003 1:43 pm, someone claiming to be Joel Hammer wrote: > I would like to run X client sessions from windows clients to a linux > server. > > I hope I have this terminology right. The distinction between client and > server in this situation always befuddles me, but, I thin

Re: Windows client, linux X server

2003-02-01 Thread Andrew Gould
I like tightvnc (or vnc). Each user can have his/her own uniquely configured session; and this can be different from the desktop that would appear if the user was logging in locally. For example, on a server at work, I can log into a KDE desktop; but when I use tightvnc to login remotely, I use s