Remote Desktop: the recipe.

[John Summerfield]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
> 
>>>> 1. The subject. I thought you were talking about connecting to a 
>>>> Windows desktop.
>>>> 2. I use KDE
>>>> 3. You didn't persuade me it's better than VNC.
>>>
>>> What he describes is VNC - just the gnome variation (vino) and it 
>>> doesn't get copy/paste right with a windows client.  The KDE flavor 
>>> is krfb.
>>>
>> I've read it again, understanding improves with a second reading:-)
>>
>> It might use vnc as the mechanism, but it's not what most users would 
>> think of as "remote desktop."
>>
>> More like desktop sharing.
> 
> I'm not sure I understand your distinction.  This is a way to connect to 
>  the running session on the console.  There are other ways, and 
> different approaches if you want separate and/or multiple sessions 
> independent from the console.
> 
the terminology most people will be familiar with comes from Windows, 
because that's what most people use.

Windows XP Professional comes with "remote desktop" which allows one to 
login remotely. Remote Desktop is, I think, the client for Windows 
Terminal Server. Windows 2003 Server without WTS  allows two users to be 
connected at once.

Apple has something similar, "Apple Remote Desktop."

Windows XP, Home and Professional, allow users to share their desktop. 
What one sees remotely is what one sees at the screen. It's different.

On F8 (and earlier releases), KDE has Settings/Desktop Sharing. It 
allows remote users to see the local desktop, but it's not equivalent to 
"remote desktop" as used by either Apple or Microsoft.


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