Re: [K12OSN] rdesktop

[Steve Switzer <steve switzerny org>]

Shawn,
   IMO, remote desktop is much more tolerable than vnc. The mouse
pointer is not moved by the remote end... the pointer is controlled by
the client, and the motion & clicks are sent to the server behind the
scenes.
   As a side note, I too am working towards a windowless network. I just
formatted my Win2000 server, and put K12LTSP on it. I'm planning to
network boot a few machines, and other computers will have access to
Linux via VNC. (for visitors, of course!) LOL
I plan to have a SMALL windows XP box (slow and laggy so people will
want to network boot it!) and have CyGwin on it for accessing the
terminal server where all the REAL apps are. Haha. I still am not sure
if I can part with XP on my laptop though. :( I need Quicken.

Steve

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 22:17, Shawn Powers wrote:
> Thanks for all the info on thin clients!  Jim -- the new LTSP 150 looks 
> really great.  The internal power supply sealed the deal for me.  I 
> will order one Monday to have a "show off" thin client.
> 
> Anyone have an opinion on the usability of rdesktop?  I have a license 
> for windows 2000 server (because all my servers are linux now 
> woohoo!!!), and to save a monitor on my desk, I was thinking of putting 
> the windows machine under my desk and use a terminal session from it on 
> the linux workstation.
> 
> Is windows terminal server performance worth my efforts?  I don't 
> consider VNC a viable option, even on a clean network it's just not 
> *quite* tolerable.  (call me picky)  That really makes me wonder about 
> rdesktop and terminal sessions.  Is it usable, or noticeably laggy?
> 
> Thanks again for any input.
> 
> -Shawn