[NTLUG:Discuss] graphicx pkg on Linux run from Windows?

[Gregory L. Camp]

Also take a look at http://www.tightvnc.com.  It's a "better" VNC (uses
compression) and works well over dialup.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred James [mailto:fredjame at concentric.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 7:10 PM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] graphicx pkg on Linux run from Windows?
> 
> 
> I do appreciate the input from all - VNC seems to be the 
> route for me, 
> at any rate I'll try that first.
> Thanks again.
> 
> Paul Ingendorf wrote:
> 
> > There should be several solutions out there for you and I'm 
> surprised I haven't seen a few mentioned.  If your hardcore 
> the best way to do this would be to pipe the display from 
> your Linux machine to your winx machine.  You will need 
> software that understands the x protocol like Omni-X or 
> Hummingbird http://www.hummingbird.com/ (search on these on 
> google for the sites).  If you would like to have a full x 
> display rolling that you can disconnect from and use the full 
> x environment on your desktop you might also look into my 
> personal favorite VNC at 
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.html. There you 
> will find a Linux client/server and a windows client/server.  
> This product works very well if your on a local network 
> connection and can be made to work relatively well over a low 
> speed connection.  These two approaches will give you what 
> your looking for.  The first being what you would have done 
> with the SGI to SGI session the exception being they natively 
> understood th
> e x!
> >  protocol.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
> > Of Fred James
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 6:13 PM
> > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] graphicx pkg on Linux run from Windows?
> > 
> > 
> > We are a household in the process of converting to Linux - 
> about 50% 
> > done by most counts, but at our speed that can still be 
> measured in years.
> > 
> > I just bought the Linux version of a well known graphics 
> package, but it 
> > would be good if one could access and run it using a Windows 95 
> > "terminal", at least for now - it would just make life so 
> much easier 
> > right now.
> > 
> > I have never done anything like this before except on SGI, 
> and that was 
> > SGI to SGI.
> > 
> > Can it be done?
> > If so, how?
> > What boogers am I looking at?
> > Any clues?
> > 
> > TIA.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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