[Techtalk] see a Windows Xp desktop on linux?

[Carla Schroder]

On Saturday 08 January 2005 9:15 am, aec wrote:
> Hello
> 
.. 
> So, what id like to do is boot the Xp computer with the monitor and
> then put the monitor back on the linux desktop and then be able to 
> see XP on my linux computer. 
> 
> I am told there are a couple ways to do this, vnc and rdesktop
> being the 2 best choices. 
> 
...
> 
> I was told flat out "vnc sucks" use tsclient and rdesktop instead
> in an irc channel, Id rather some opinions from this community
> instead. 
> 

VNC will do everything you want. It sucketh not; it is perfect for this sort 
of thing.

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