Remote Desktop

[Emanuele Tamponi]

Alle Wednesday 24 May 2006 18:00, kartikay malhotra ha scritto:
> Hi everyone
>
> I've two linux FC3 machines. I wish to use 'remote desktop' on these
> machines. I know this could be done using X11 forwarding. In fact, I've had
> some success in launching applications using ssh -X. However, I still
> cannot see the remote desktop, use keyboard & mouse on remote machine, etc.
>
> I know about VNC server. Is their a way I could have 'remote desktop'
> without VNC?
>
> Is their any other software apart from VNC server?
>
> Many thanks
> KM

You must have a Desktop Manager running on the remote "server" (for example 
xdm, or kdm, gdm, entrance...) and set it to receive xdmcp calls.

Then, in the remote client, just write 

X -broadcast

No encryption though!

Hope I helped you,
bye!
Emanuele T.