[NTLUG:Discuss] xwindow / xterminal

[david]

Greg Edwards wrote:
> Richard wrote:
>   
>> What is the best way to allow windows users to administer an opensuse 
>> 11.0 server from their MS Windows clients?  I know there is VNC 
>> available, but VNC can be clunky at times.  There is also the VNC issue 
>> of user authentication.
>>
>> What about running xwindow on a win32 client?  What of cgywinx?   What 
>> about setting up an xterminal client? (or is xterminal merely a term to 
>> imply how one uses cgywinx?
>>
>>     
>
> I like Xming on MS Windows running XDMCP services on Linux for remote 
> XWindow sessions.  Xming runs through ssh via putty.
>
>   
I too run Xming and PuTty. Works perfectly.