[nzlug] Best approach for remote-admin of a Debian box

[Cameron Bradley]

yuri wrote:
> On 22/10/2007, Martin Bähr wrote:
>   
>> and i am curious where you git the impression that vnv is fast.
>> even within the office, connecting to a vnc server on windows is quite
>> noticably slower than local, while remote X to a different machine is
>> not really distinguishable from local. (that's anecdotal evidence, and
>> naturally, different OS and different hardware make that comparison
>> mostly meaningless)
>>     
>
> With me it's not anecdotal - I've tried it and it is as Martin says -
> no noticeable difference.
> This is on 100Mbps LAN (full duplex so actually 200Mbps).
>
> However the original question is in regard to ADSL, which in NZ is
> slow (a fraction of the speeds available in Martin's home land).
>
> I've heard that FreeNX speeds things up tho.
>
> Yuri
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Im comparing using the two over my home connection to the office, a 
6.3/0.8mbps connection piped to work, it is far faster for me to use 
VNC, despite the lack of encryption, than it is to simply run an app via 
an ssh-tunnelled x connection. It may not be the greatest comparison, 
but it is a valid general one.

But yes, a non-ssh remote X session makes sense, and should be faster 
than VNC... (I didnt realise this is what you were referring to)