on Tue, May 31, 2005 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Jimmy Pierre (jpierre@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Thanks a million to all for replying to my posting. I spent the last 24
> hours testing your solutions and as I ma not a Linux GURU, I settled for
> Xming.
>
> The server is on line cisware.tzo.com and the username : student and the
> password: student123
You *really* don't want to do that.
X is suitable for running among systems in a trusted lab, if there's no
critical data on 'em. Opening up a system to random, unsecured,
over-the-Net access, full interactive access is a really bad idea.
> Please give it a try and let me know if how it goes... I might need to open
> some ports on the firewall...
Um. I'd strongly recommend *closing* 5900 - 6099.
Peace.
> Cheers
> Jimmy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:kmself@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:34 AM
> To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [school-discuss] Remote GUI access (was Re: Emulation via Windows)
>
> on Mon, May 30, 2005 at 11:55:56AM +0200, Jimmy Pierre (jpierre@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> wrote:
> > <http://www.cisware.com>
> >
> > Has anybody got any experience on running some sort of Terminal Server
> > on a linux box and connect via a Windows Box?
>
> FYI, that's generally referred to as "remote access" rather than
> "emulation".
>
> Several options, the main factors are server load and users supported
> (dozens to ~100 clients under X, for light loads, vs. a dozen or so VNC
> clients), and security -- few of these methods offer integrated security,
> and may not be suitable for open networks as passwords and other data are
> transmitted "in the clear". Securing the systems via SSH tunnels or systems
> such as FreeSWAN are possible, but require additional effort.
>
> - X server. Install an X server on the legacy MS Windows box. You
> then connect to a GNU/Linux system for applications. Using XDMCP
> (X display manager control protocol) will provide the user with a
> user/pass login. This is probably your best bet and the most
> widely used solution.
>
> Advantages: simple, low cost, fast, low server load, many users
> per server (20-40+).
> Disadvantages: unsecured, not appropriate for open / unswitched
> networks. May be tunneled over SSH for security.
>
>
> - VNC Users run VNC client on desktop, connect to VNC server.
> Running servers out of inetd / xinetd allows for automated
> connections (but no session persistance).
>
> Advantages: minimal client software.
> Disadvantages: heavier server load, slower than X, unsecured,
> fewer clients / server than X. May be tunneled over SSH for
> security.
>
> - NoMachines "NX". Haven't used it, though it's supposed to be
> faster/lighter than VNC, and offers built-in security.
>
>
> I'd recommend trying the X server solution first. There are several free X
> servers available for legacy MS Windows, of which the XMing server is free,
> fast, and can be run from CD.
>
> http://freedesktop.org/Xming
>
> For run-from-CD, I found that copying the Xming directory tree to a CD and
> launching 'xlaunch' from the CD a no-install X server is possible.
> Neat as a demo.
>
>
>
> Peace.
>
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>
>
>
>
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