Corrupter
September 17th, 2008, 11:38 PM
Greetings guys, and i know some of you are sighing about the name thinking that this is another one of those noob questions and i hope its not. As well, if anyone knows of a decent guide or resource that answers these questions just point it out, i did some searching both here and on google and found alot of good sources but none that answered these questions.
My question is, i realize that ubuntu has a remote desktop ability built into using a vnc type application, and i love how simple and smooth that is;
I also am quite fond of SSH and understand it has a X-window redirection ability in it that allows me to run a x session to through SSH. I love that but can be a bit clunky to use but i love that its alot more secure;
However my question is which is more reliable, functional and fully featured furthermore i would be accessing this machine via both a windows machine and another linux machine on the network at times and so if there is additional software i must install from the viewing machine or on the viewed machine please let me know. All in all, im looking for a solution that is semi-secure (doesnt have to be iron) but JUST works.
Thanks in advance.
on a bit of a side note so far im noticing that the vnc only allows the viewing of current logged in sessions, i may not always be at liberty to log in locally and then access the desktop remotely. (essentially i need the ability for this system to be headless at times) am i wrong so far in my findings? i'll keep searching.
I'd like to keep things simple but for the sake of functionality i dont mind having to get a bit dirty and complicated.
Lastly, my impression of whats happening may actually be different than what actually is. Currently
My question is, i realize that ubuntu has a remote desktop ability built into using a vnc type application, and i love how simple and smooth that is;
I also am quite fond of SSH and understand it has a X-window redirection ability in it that allows me to run a x session to through SSH. I love that but can be a bit clunky to use but i love that its alot more secure;
However my question is which is more reliable, functional and fully featured furthermore i would be accessing this machine via both a windows machine and another linux machine on the network at times and so if there is additional software i must install from the viewing machine or on the viewed machine please let me know. All in all, im looking for a solution that is semi-secure (doesnt have to be iron) but JUST works.
Thanks in advance.
on a bit of a side note so far im noticing that the vnc only allows the viewing of current logged in sessions, i may not always be at liberty to log in locally and then access the desktop remotely. (essentially i need the ability for this system to be headless at times) am i wrong so far in my findings? i'll keep searching.
I'd like to keep things simple but for the sake of functionality i dont mind having to get a bit dirty and complicated.
Lastly, my impression of whats happening may actually be different than what actually is. Currently