running a java app on a unix (solaris) server

[DAVID SWEET]

Jeff DeMarchi wrote:
> 
> i would like to have multiple users run a java app on our unix server
> (solaris).  because many of our client machines are rather thin (e.g. old
> macintoshes and PCs) they cannot support the java app running on their
> machine.  i'm also concerned about the performance of the java app runniong
> on a client.
> 
> for these reasons, running multiple instances of the java app on the unix
> server seems like a good idea.  can i use VNC servers to have several
> people log into the server, each of them running the java app in x windows.
>  do i have to buy X server software or will VNC do the trick?
> Jeff DeMarchi
> Information Science Engineer
> Coriell Institute for Medical Research
> 401 Haddon Ave.
> Camden, NJ 08103
> voice: (609) 757-4833
> fax: (609) 964-0254
> email: jeff "at" arginine.umdnj.edu
> 
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vnc should be a fine solution.
Each of your users would need to log in with telnet and start a vnc
  server instance for themselves.
Then with the vnc client connnect to their server on the solaris
  machine.

-- 
David Sweet

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