vncviewer works much faster on WinNT machine than on Linux?

[Phil Wise]

The faq talks about this, but I think it
is because the linux, or more exactly X,
there are protocols defining how to
change the screen, whereas for Windows
vnc has to guess which areas have
change, thus is slower.

Shlomo Reches wrote:
> 
> John Wilson wrote:
> 
> > Are you using the Java viewer or the native viewers?
> 
> I use the native on both.
> The Jave viewer is slower isn't it?
> 
> Shlomo.
> 
> >
> >
> > John Wilson
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Shlomo Reches <sreches "at" cisco.com>
> > To: <vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com>
> > Sent: 08 September 1999 18:40
> > Subject: vncviewer works much faster on WinNT machine than on Linux?
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My name is Shlomo Reches and I just recently joined this list.
> > >
> > > I have vncserver running on sun workstation which I connect by
> > > a vncviewer from machine at home. The PC at home has
> > > RedHat 6.0 and WinNT installed. I work through ISDN (128K)
> > > line with dxpc.
> > >
> > > The strange thing is that the performance on the WinNT OS is
> > > much better than on the Linux OS. To be more precise, it is near
> > > impossible to work under Linux and good enough under WinNT.
> > >
> > > The sun workstation was near idle in both tests.
> > >
> > > Can someone think of a reason for this to happen?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Shlomo.
> > >
> > >
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