[ale] Free XServer for Windoze ?

Frank Zamenski fzamenski at voyager.net
Fri Dec 17 14:00:54 EST 1999


http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc.

The Linux version is in there somewhere.

Also available:

Windows packages updated to 3.3.3r2- 20/10/99   <-- Win 9x and NT.
New Unix version 3.3.3- 19/8/99                          <--  could be
interesting.
Quick guide to Using VNC with SSH- 19/7/99
Macintosh software updated to Beta 2- 11/6/99

v3.3.2 were the last vers I used, and those were very cool!

--Frank

----- Original Message -----
 From: Dave Brooks <dbrooks at elysium.comstar.net>
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Free XServer for Windoze ?


> Well, if you want all-out fun, try VNC (Virtual Network Computing)
> by At&T labs.  It basically allows a remote user to connect to the
> desktop of a machine (X-Windows, Windows9*, NT, Solaris...) and control
> it as if they were sitting there a la PCAnywhere, etc.
>
> But, VNC is free and darned useful.  Not sure of the exact URL, but
running
> a search for 'VNC' on www.altavista.com yields the correct one as the
first
> result.
>
> VNC is cool to play with.  On a windows machine, the remote user can
actually
> move the mouse cursor; on a Linux machine it starts up a different
X-session
> on host:1 or :2 or whatever, so the X-session on the physical monitor.
>
> Hope it helps!
>
> -Dave
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 12:18:06PM -0500, Prasanna Subash wrote:
> >All,
> >    I am trying to run xterms from my windows desktop and connect to
Linux.
> >I know I have seen some free xservers, but I am not sure of the name.
> >    I user Hummingbird Exceed, but I wanna use something that is free @
> >home.
> >
> >Prasanna Subash
> >Manhattan Associates, Inc
> >Phone: 770 955 5533 x 1047
> >psubash at manh.com <mailto:psubash at manh.com>
> >
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