Re: What is VNC?
On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 10:20:03AM +0100, Manegold wrote:
> Hi!
> I'm wondering what VNC is. According to the package listing it is a
> remote display system. Therefore something like X.
> But what does that mean? Can I use it instead of X?
> Does it need special apps that make use of it, or can normal X/KDE/Gnome
> - apps make use of it?
> What are the advantages of VNC over X?
Provides remote display services, but has alot of differences from X. You
can use it to view your displays from other systems, even if they are
running a different operating system. The is a VNC X server available that
will allow you to use standard X apps with VNC. The are servers and clients
available for Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac, BeOS and others. There is also a
Java client but I don't think there is a Java server. So you can use it
(for example) to view the display of an NT system from a Linux workstation
over the network; I use it (combined with SSH) to administer NT systems in
London, UK, Wilmington, Delaware, Dover, Delaware, and Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. (I am physically located outside of Wyoming, Delaware and
only own Linux systems.) It's a very useful little program, you go to the
VNC webpage at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ , they explain it alot
better than me. And did I mention in is REALLY easy to set up and GPLed.
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Harry Henry Gebel, ICQ# 76308382
West Dover Hundred, Delaware
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