VNC suggestion for those with two machines.

Wed, 25 Feb 1998 02:11:30 +0000

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Quentin Stafford-Fraser wrote:

>  Several people have indicated that they have to use Windows
> occasionally but prefer to use Unix most of the time, and so want to
> access a PC under the desk from the Unix box. Here's a suggestion: all
> other things being equal, I recommend using the Windows box to view
> the Unix machine rather than the other way around.  This is chiefly
> because Windows generally works better as a client than as a server,
> and also

As much as I dislike Windows, I have to agree with you. Even Windows NT
is slowed down quite a bit by the act of serving the display.
Unix does not seem to notice it any more than any other X server.

It might be possible for someone to  write a virtual video card driver
that does actually display anything, and combines the
windows VNC server code directly into the driver. It seems like that
would speed up things quite a bit.

If a speedier solution for serving windows could be made, than having a
Windows box tucked away would be very suitable and agreeable for me and
many people I know.

One big advantage of VNC over running an X-Server on a Windows PC is
this, if Windows crashes while running a X session with an X-Server, you
lose your session. If it crashes while running it with a VN C server,
you lose nothing.

My number one complaint so far is not being able to cleanly kill the
X-Session from the viewer client. (Apart from killing the VNC server
task
from within the X session)

--
Dwight Schauer

School: schauerd "at" letu.edu
  Work: dschauer "at" vcsd.com

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Quentin Stafford-Fraser wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;Several
people have indicated that they have to use Windows occasionally but prefer
to use Unix most of the time, and so want to access a PC under the desk
from the Unix box. Here's a suggestion: all
other things being equal, I recommend using the Windows box to view the
Unix machine rather than the other way around.&nbsp; This is chiefly because
Windows generally works better as a client than as a server, and also</BLOCKQUOTE>
As much as I dislike Windows, I have to agree with you. Even
Windows NT is slowed down quite a bit by the act of serving the display.
 Unix does not seem to notice it any more than any other
X server.

It might be possible for someone to&nbsp; write a virtual
video card driver that does actually display anything, and combines the
 windows VNC server code directly into the driver. It
seems like that would speed up things quite a bit.

<P><FONT SIZE=-1>If a speedier solution for serving windows could be made,
than having a Windows box tucked away would be very suitable and agreeable
for me and many people I know.</FONT>

One big advantage of VNC over running an X-Server on a
Windows PC is this, if Windows crashes while running a X session with an
X-Server, you lose your session. If it crashes while running it with a
VN C server, you lose nothing.

My number one complaint so far is not being able to cleanly
kill the X-Session from the viewer client. (Apart from killing the VNC
server task
 from within the X session)

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<BR><FONT SIZE=-1>Dwight Schauer</FONT>

<P><FONT SIZE=-1>School: schauerd "at" letu.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=-1>&nbsp; Work: dschauer "at" vcsd.com</FONT>
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