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Re: x2vnc + Ctrl-Alt-Del



On  0, Alex Malinovich <demonbane@the-love-shack.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 04:33, Tom Cook wrote:
> 
> > There is something I'm not quite game to try though.  If my mouse is
> > currently on the NT box, and I hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, will that be
> > transmitted to the NT box?  Or will it reboot my linux box?  I'd like
> > to know before I try it.  It'd be groovy if it did transmit it,
> > because then I could set up VNC as a service on NT and hide the
> > keyboard and mouse somewhere, instead of having to start VNC
> > manually.  Of course I can do that anyway, but if the three fingered
> > salute is not transmitted then I can't log in :-(
> 
> Not sure if there are any differences with x2x or x2vnc, but using
> xvncviewer Ctrl-Alt-Del gets transmitted directly with no adverse
> effects on the local system. If still in doubt, wait until 4:30 am local
> time (like where I'm at right now :) and push the buttons and see what
> happens. :)

Cool!  It works!  Your reply gave me courage to try it...

Tom
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