Very Computer

Not everyone knows about these free utilities, but they are cool.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

VNC is a tool, similar to something like PC Anywhere, but open source and runs
on a multitude of platforms.(Including Windows and Linux)

http://fredrik.hubbe.net/x2vnc.html

X2VNC is a tool that uses VNC to trasnport the keyboard and mouse over to a
networked computer. So, if you have a Linux computer next to the Windows
computer, you can use x2vnc to switch keyboard and mouse to another computer.
Quite cool.

http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/SRC/x2x/

X2X is a tool similar to X2VNC, but uses the X protocol.

I've used VNC for some time to run my Windows graphics machine from my Linux
laptop over the network. The only thing that doesn't work is animations, the
network can't transfer the data fast enough. There are some minor screen
redraw issues, but generally it works very well.

There's no reason why you can't have every Windows machine on your network
appearing on a separate virtual desktop in Linux.

Peter

Or, http://www.tridiavnc.com

It runs on multiple platforms (requires Java on some), and is fairly
reliable. I've been using it for a couple of years now.

The source code is also available, but it was built with VC++. I'm still
looking for a utility to convert VC build files over to Makefiles, because
I'd like to "fix" a few issues with Tridia.

All in all, it's a nice little program.

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Bones

I agree.  VNC is an excellent utility and I have used it for quite some time
to connect from Linux boxes to Windows, and Windows to Windows.

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Quote:

> There's no reason why you can't have every Windows machine on your network
> appearing on a separate virtual desktop in Linux.

Except that you would have to have valid MSWIN licence for the Linux machine
or it would be violation of MSWIN EULA. That restriction has been there for
long time.

-Ilari
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So I can use my dual boot Linux-Windows machine in this fashion? Run Linux on
the dual booter and legally access all the Windows machines via VNC? Assuming
legal software on all machines of course or the discussion is pointless.

It's just another nail in MS's coffin. I wouldn't put it past them soon to
require any machine accessing a web server running MS software (IIS?) to
require an MS licence. Send the licence key to the web server by way of
authentication.

Peter

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Time is what stops everything happening at once.

Sssssh...

That's for me to know and for you to wonder about.

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Sorry, I wasn't clear. I don't know. What I DO know is that if it doesn't
have one, it is definately a violation. And AFAIK, Having valid Windows
licence for machine is not tied to being able to boot MSWIN.

E.g. To best of my knowledge, This machine I'm composing this message from,
still has valid MSWIN licence, through it is definately not dual-boot.

Quote:> It's just another nail in MS's coffin. I wouldn't put it past them soon to
> require any machine accessing a web server running MS software (IIS?) to
> require an MS licence. Send the licence key to the web server by way of
> authentication.

I think no. This has been there for long time. IIRC, even MSWIN98 had it,
almost certainly MSWIN95 too. IMO, It is there to prevent you from
timesharing the box to circumvent licence requirements. IIRC, there is
nothing else in the EULA that forbids doing so. I could be wrong too.

-Ilari
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