From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 3 14:52:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B37916A4BF for ; Wed, 3 Sep 2003 14:52:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49AE343F75 for ; Wed, 3 Sep 2003 14:52:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kronic_bsd@fastmail.fm) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04ADA172DB2 for ; Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:52:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 10.202.2.132 ([10.202.2.132] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Wed, 03 Sep 2003 17:52:34 -0400 Received: by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix, from userid 99) id C0C3A380B3; Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:52:31 -0400 (EDT) Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.2 (F2.71; T1.001; A1.51; B2.12; Q2.03) From: "KroNiC~BSD" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:52:31 -0600 X-Epoch: 1062625954 X-Sasl-enc: PQRpCDvObQDs55UoRqzJLA Message-Id: <20030903215231.C0C3A380B3@www.fastmail.fm> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:54:13 -0700 Subject: remote desktops?!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 21:52:37 -0000 I would like to use my freebsd and windows desktops remotly. I tried TightVNC but found it too slow for me, even on a 10mbps lan with all the tricks etc.. such as compression. I would think it would be unusable over a modem. I found Rdesktop and it does work nice to talk to my XP machine but the image is only 8-bit and would be better at say 24-bit. Is MS remote desktop encrypted, i have not even checked it yet ,,if not maybe their is a way to do rdesktop over ssh to the windows machine. Is there other good solutions such as VNC but faster? Now, whats the best "Open Src" way to have a remote NIX* X-server session. I would like to use my freebsd desktop when i am traveling to check email, surf the web and maybe use myplayer to watch a movie or play a MP3. I was thinking of using the X protocol but heard it was too slow and very bandwidth hundry. Is the latter correct? I would also like to not only view my Freebsd computer from another nix* machine but also from a windows box, is there a windows X client? Anyways, i would appreciate some guidance and some input on other apps for remote management etc.. that i might want to look at. PS: The freebsd and XP machine at home are connected via a cable modem, and when traveling i usually have a 56k or dsl connection to the internet. Thanks in advance. -- KroNiC~BSD kronic_bsd@fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin