I push F8 and get a nice pop up with options. Kelly Black >From: barnabas at knicknack.net >Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22070] Back Orifice vs VNC >Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:21:01 -0500 > >On Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 04:58:40PM -0500, Adam Maloney wrote: > > Of course the unix client doesn't have a way to send a CTRL-ALT-DEL, so > > every time my Windows workstation meets it's maker I have to switch the > > keyboard over and finger it manually. > > > >Under X, I just hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and it works just fine. This all >assumes that the Winders machine is still able to talk to the rest of >the world. > > > If you're considering using BO, don't. Remember why it was released, >and > > who released it. It may be 100% clean, but I wouldn't trust CDC to not > > have put something nasty in it. > > > > VNC is only good over a local network, I use it over DSL only in a >pinch. > > PCAnywhere is much better suited to slower lines, it has better > > compression and optimization for low-speed. Also, the windows server is > > terribly inefficient because they don't have access to all the API's. >The > > unix server is much faster, so if you can you should run the server on > > unix and VNC in from the windows machine. It's unseeming, but faster. > > > >I actually have reasonably good response using VNC over compressed >SSH. Using my 144 k IDSL connection, a full 1024x768 screen with >minimal colors paints in probably 2-3 seconds. > >Someone else asked about instructions. From home, I just ssh (-C) >into my Linux box at work. Then running vncviewer from that box to a >Winders box on the network sends the output to my display at home due >to ssh's built in X redirection. > >There is also a way to use ssh's port redirection to do the same >thing. I believe it is documented in the FAQ on VNC's web site, >http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc. > > > Adam Maloney > > Systems Administrator > > Sihope Communications > > > >Eric > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org >For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org