Alexander Daniloff wrote:
Hello Linux folks! I have to use some M$ Office applications for my job. I know that I can run them under Linux using emulators like vine or vmware. But for this task I must create FAT32 partition and install Winblows with all needed M$ applications on my Linux server HD. I don't want to do that. Is there any possibility tor run Winblows applications installed on pure Winblows box under Linux over network.
Like some of the others have said, VNC will do this. Here's the "gotchas" based on my experience of using VNC with Windows 95 as the server, and Linux as the viewer: - colors can get to be weird and sometimes are not displayed at all. - complex patterns (like wall paper) bog down the display refresh. This is due to the way VNC sends the screen to the viewer. Plain backgrounds transmit faster. - You really need a fast Windows computer (faster than normally expected for Windows). I tried it on a 386 w/ 32MB RAM. Windows performed acceptably, but it was unbearable under VNC. A Pentium 90 is OK. A Pentium 233 is great. - Screen refreshes or large screen changes (like minimizing or maximizing an application) can eat up quite a bit of network bandwidth. -- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/