6 Sep
2001
6 Sep
'01
09:06
Seriously, you'd be much better off running a 'proper' X server (e.g. Cygwin/XFree86) than VNC. VNC is designed for extremely thin devices (e.g. palmtop devices, washing machine control panels etc.) and introduces
Also VNC is effectivly an "rconsole" protocol.
a very unnecessary extra server processing and bandwidth load when used in place of the X protocol. Since you're not using the special features of VNC (e.g. the ability to move displays while retaining state) you would be better off with straightforward X Windows.
You can't easily do the equivalent of "X -query <IP>" or "X -broadcast" either... -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763