Freenx & desktop sharing

[Matt Price]

On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 03:58:40PM +0100, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
> On di, 2005-11-01 at 08:05 -0600, BBBB wrote:
> > When I use VNC I see the users desktop.
> > When I tried to use freenx, I saw a different desktop.
> > 
> > Is it possible to see the users desktop with freenx for helping a user
> > from
> > a distance? 
> 
> You can tunnel VNC over NX

So, just to be sure, two scenarios:

* I just want to do some stuff on my work machine while I'm at home,
and I don't like to work in a console.  For this freenx seems to work
quite easily, correct?  

* I am at work and realize I don't have time to finish what I'm
doing.  I start up the vncserver there, go home, and access that
server through /usr/NX/bin/nxclient .  Somewhere I suppose I set
something up -- the port?  something anyway -- that tells NX to use
the VNC session.  Andthen it just connects, I suppose.

*I'm at home, and I realize I really want to access some process which
is running on my desktop at work.  Like, I forgot to save my lecture
notes & I'm leaving on a plane for a conference in 2 hours.  And
stupidly, I am not working in emacs or something that I can access
remtely, but in a plain-old openoffice window.  But VNC is not yet
running on the work machine!  For me this seems the most likely use
for remote viewing.  What do I do in THIS situation?  ANyone know?

Thanks much,

Matt



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