xdmcp

[dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 02:27:00PM -0500, Stephen Adler wrote:
> But the model has changed with everyone having their own PC. But I was 
> wondering, is ther anyway of using xdmcp or somehow take advantage of it 
> to startup a session so that I can do some kind of remote desktop'ing? 

Yes. In fact, XDMCP still works if you enable X listening to TCP
on the target machine.

> Currently I use vnc and have to log into the system I want to vnc to, 
> startup the vncserver (Xvnc) and then run my vnc client on my desktop. 
> It would be nice if somehow I could run a vncviewer and somehow attach 
> to it as if I had a virtual xterminal. Does that kind of interface exist 
> these days?

Didn't you just describe it? If you want Xvnc running all the
time, then just start it at system boot time. Connect via
vncviewer. When you quit vncviewer, it won't quit your Xvnc
session; you can re-connect.

I'd advise mandating encryption on such a thing...

-dsr-




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