simple x server for running XFce from a Windows client

Robert Keizer kangaja at gmail.com
Wed Apr 2 16:01:12 CEST 2008


VNC works, but that has the Xsession running on the server. If your looking
for a windows xserver, try xming. It works great with putty.

On 01/04/2008, Todd and Margo Chester <ToddAndMargo at verizon.net> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:54 AM, David Mohr <damailings at mcbf.net
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> > <mailto:damailings at mcbf.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Todd and Margo Chester
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> >     <ToddAndMargo at verizon.net <mailto:ToddAndMargo at verizon.net>> wrote:
> >      > Hi All,
> >      >
> >      >     I have a customer with a M$XP machine that has
> >      >  to walk 1/2 mile (or telnet) to get to the main Linux
> >      >  server.  It seems to me that there is a simple X server
> >      >  that will run off of XFce to give him remote access
> >      >  to the server, but I am not finding it.  Any suggestions?
> >      >
> >      >  Many thanks,
> >      >  -T
> >
> >     I can only recommend that you look into freenx / nomachine nx, which
> >     is a great remote access solution. From my experience, it will give
> >     you much better results than using X remotely by itself.
> >
> >     ~David
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> >Grant McWilliams wrote:
>   > For Windows machines trying to get access to Linux Desktops this is an
>   > excellent sollution. I use it on 60 machines around the world.. The
>   > official NX server from nomachine works perfect but limits the number
> of
>   > connections.
>   >
>   > Grant
>   >
>
>
> Awesome!  I only need two connections at the most.  Thank you!
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