Err.... make that ALT-F8 >From: "Kelly Black" <blackk100 at hotmail.com> >Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22070] Back Orifice vs VNC >Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 11:23:46 CDT > >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 > _________________________________________________________________________ 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