Serving X Windows over Dial-Up?

[Don Keeler - Lumens]

No you are right but from home I use dialup VNC or browser to access my
virtual desktop.  There are many forms of access.  Thank you for the
question.  Don.

On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 13:01, Leo J Mauler wrote:

> Oh, I must have misunderstood the technology then.  I was under the
> impression that Lumens did *network* LTSP, not dial-up or RAS LTSP.
> In fact, I distinctly remember someone saying "needs a 100Mbps
> Ethernet connection", which is considerably faster than a dial-up
> connection.
>
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:31:32 -0600 Don Keeler - Lumens
> <dkeeler at lumensoftware.com> writes:
>
>         The last few LUG group meetings were at our office where
>         exactly what you are looking for was demonstrated.  It is
>         ready to drive!
>
>         On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 02:42, Leo J Mauler wrote:
>
>         > I don't have any way of testing this question on my own (only one working
>         > modem left), so I'll ask it here.
>         >
>         > Has anyone else tried serving up Linux and X (ala LTSP) over a dial-up
>         > connection?  Can you do anything X-based with it?  I'm thinking in terms
>         > of, say, editing a document in Abiword or a spreadsheet in Gnumeric, or
>         > reading one's E-mail using an X-based application like Evolution.  I.e.,
>         > if that sort of thing is so slow that it is annoying, thats not "doing
>         > anything X-based with it".
>         >
>         > Lets assume a low-overhead desktop manager, like IceWM.
>         >
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>         Don P. Keeler
>         Chief Technology Officer
>         Lumen Software
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Don P. Keeler
Chief Technology Officer
Lumen Software

P: 816.880.0066
F: 816.880.0440