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But a lot of Ideas are get mixed up in this thread here... so I'll just do a quick rundown:
Rdesktop on linux works better than RDP on XP.
SSH -X is ssssllllooooowwww. vnc over ssh is faster. Nx over ssh is fastest.
What do you really need/want....
if all you need is to remote into a Linux machine then Nx and ssh is your best bet. (If the remote is SUSE I give you setup guides) (Or you may decide to go with VNC over ssh to avoid maintenance of nx).
If you also need access to RemoteDesktop on window machines, you could use RDesktop over SSH.
If you want to work on your local machine as if it was connected to your office network, you need a VPN. (a VPN uses more traffic than tunnels)
Pick your poison, and we'll help you set it up...
Jerry This makes me wonder, what about remote, LOCAL machines (headless). Wouldn't remote X be faster in that scenario?
Thanks Randal