[lug] How to VNC via ssh from RH8 to Win2003 Server?

[Hugh Brown]

On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 17:14 -0700, Siegfried Heintze wrote:
> I'm trying to use vncserver to establish a session on Windows2003Server. I
> get the password prompt and then the Windows Splash/login screen says to
> "ctrl-alt-del" to get the login prompt.
>
> Well I type the three fingered salute and linux (RH8) asks me if I want to
> terminate the session.
> 

usu. the vncviewer app/web application has a button for "send
ctrl-alt-del




> Also: what is the command to run vncviewer via ssh (assuming I had the
> cygwin sshd running on windows).
> 

http://www.google.com/search?&q=run%20vncviewer%20via%20ssh



> Has anyone mucked with cygwin sshd on windows? I wonder if it is powerful
> enough to accommodate clients with the "ssh -X" command?
> 

ssh -X allows you to forward X11 connections to your local X server
(i.e. you have to have a local X server running).  I believe recent
cygwin distros include an X server by default and start it by default.
The quick way to check is to run something basic like xclock to test it.

the last time I used cygwin (probably 18 months ago) it did do X
forwarding but using evolution in that environment caused the cygwin X
server to crash.  

> Can "ssh -X" be used to share desktops like (apparently) vnc can?

It does something different.  If you want a linux based desktop sharing
program that behaves like a terminal server, look into NoMachine/FreeNX


Hugh