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vnc'ing
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:37 pm
by Guest
someone told me that you can get a graphical login on joshua rather than just the console that you get with putty.
what program can i use to do this, and do i use the same setup as when connection with putty?
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:39 am
by xyzzy
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:04 pm
by BigG
No. DON'T do that. It just puts unnecessary stress on the server. You don't need a graphical login. The number of times it gets whored over by someone's x-session is stupid.
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:45 pm
by echelon
BigG wrote:No. DON'T do that. It just puts unnecessary stress on the server. You don't need a graphical login. The number of times it gets whored over by someone's x-session is stupid.
ahh come on.. I love my x-sessions.. I use it very often.. hmm maybe its my x-session lol.. nah doubt it.. joshua should be able to quote.. u should simply use realVNCviewver.. u use ur specified password for the session.. u need a DCS username+password tho to set that up.. so sorry to all u none comp sci students
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:37 am
by BigG
Still doesn't change the fact that you /really/ don't need to run an x-session on joshua
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:26 am
by echelon
BigG wrote:Still doesn't change the fact that you /really/ don't need to run an x-session on joshua
no u dont.. but I still do for running an extract version of firefox and also to run other visual apps
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:51 am
by cocodude
Can't you just get an X server running on your local box and change call 'export DISPLAY=yourIP:displayport'?
Cocodude
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:04 pm
by echelon
cocodude wrote:Can't you just get an X server running on your local box and change call 'export DISPLAY=yourIP:displayport'?
Cocodude
except they wont have access to many of the on-campus servers as quickly.. and they will have the same ip as my laptop.. etc many reasons for me using an x-session on joshua