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Sorry Mike, not a detailed howto, just a pointer....<br>Have a look at XRDP, it's reportedly faster/better than NX server<br><br>There is this howto, however<br><br>http://scarygliders.net/2011/09/23/install-xrdp-and-x11rdp-the-comprehensive-howto-for-ubuntu-and-debian-based-systems/<br><br>Aitch :)<br>-----------------------------------------------------------<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:15:42 +0000<br>> From: michael.rentell@ntlworld.com<br>> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: [Klug-general] openssh or what?<br>> <br>> I have recently contracted something nasty which prevents my sitting <br>> comfortably at my primary PC. I have to use a limited-spec laptop over <br>> the domestic wi-fi network for emailing etc and staying in touch. My <br>> domestic network consists of two well-specced PCs called 'mainframe' and <br>> 'backup' connected together via an Ethernet cable, plus 'laptop' <br>> connected via the wi-fi facility on the router. 'Backup' has shared <br>> files via samba etc so that the entire content of 'mainframe' can be <br>> dumped to it. 'Laptop' can also see those shared backup files. That <br>> seems to work.<br>> <br>> What I want to do now is use 'mainframe' with its extended facilities, <br>> including VirtualBox, but from 'laptop'. I am pretty sure this is <br>> possible under Linux. 'Mainframe' has the latest Ubuntu with Unity, <br>> 'backup' has up-to-date PCLinuxOS and 'laptop' is running LXDE although <br>> I'm not sure whose. Currently the only shared facility is cups which <br>> works fine using 'mainframe' as the printer server. That more or less <br>> installed itself.<br>> <br>> Can someone kindly point me at an idiots guide where I can read up on <br>> how to achieve what I want to do. I've read the wikipedia article on <br>> openssh and that seems to be the way to go although do I need all that <br>> encryption when I am sheltered behind a router which is a pretty good <br>> firewall? There are no problems with internal security as I'm the only <br>> user in the house and the wi-fi link is encrypted with WPA-PSK.<br>> <br>> It would be nice to sit here in my armchair with my laptop just feeding <br>> the keyboard and mouse clicks to 'mainframe' and seeing that PC's screen <br>> on my laptop. I'm happy to do a lot of reading but I don't want to <br>> re-invent the wheel neither do I want to over-complicate things with <br>> lots of encryption if that isn't necessary.<br>> <br>> Er when I said 'idiots guide' I meant it :-[ . Many thanks in advice.<br>> <br>> MikeR<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kent mailing list<br>> Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent<br></div> </div></body>
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