[Tfug] headless systems

[Joe Blais]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org]On Behalf Of
> Andrew Ayre
>
> We use ssh on all our servers, whether they are in the same room or in a
> You can install a desktop and then use VNC to connect to it remotely.
> Also I think KDE has a remote desktop feature built in. I've yet to
> investigate vnc4server which I believe starts the desktop on demand when
> a VNC connection is made.
>
> christopher floess wrote:
> > I'm trying to figure out what the best way is to run a system remotely.
> > I've never really been able to get an understanding for it. I know there
> > is ssh, but that's based on secure connections, which I'm not really
> > conerned with, since this is just going to be a private network used
> > to tinker around with network topologies.

I know very little about Linux, but i even got ssh to work.  I have a linux
box at work, where we generally run winders.  We have vpn.  Then from home I
have XP, and start vpn.  I run XliveCD (installed I guess it's Cygwin)
 http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/
It opens up an XWindows in in XP. Then I do ssh to work here and get a text
looking window.  I then type stuff like kdevelop, and get the full graphical
development environment, debug screens and all.  Its pop-ups and icons even
show up in the XP status bar.  It's a bit slow to repaint screens, even on
cable modem, but still workable.  I tried it locally from XP and invoked the
desktop, instead of just kdevelop, and I had my full desktop that I had from
the machine itself!  I'd add a file to the desktop at the machine, and
immediately saw it on the remote.

Joe