[lug] nx

[Orion Poplawski]

I think someone mentioned wanting to know more about nx at the meeting.  Here 
is our current setup.  Currently in use mainly by Windows and Mac clients 
actually (have had some trouble with Fedora nx clients), but the server is 
running CentOS 5.5.

yum -y install freenx
service freenx-server start

You also need a desktop environment installed on the server.  We are using xfce.

This will create an "nx" user with an ssh key.  The "private" key that is 
needed to configure the clients is in 
/var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key


Client setup instructions are:

Download the NX client from http://www.nomachine.com/download.php, and 
install. On first run you will see the NX Connection Wizard. Setup the 
connection as follows:

     * Session: (whatever you want)
     * Host:<server host name>
     * Pick your internet connect as appropriate
     * Click Next
     * Next to Unix, select Custom
     * Click on Settings
           o Click "Run the following command"
           o Enter "startxfce4"
           o Under "Options" select "New virtual desktop"
           o Click OK
     * You can change the size of the remote desktop window. By default it 
will be nearly full screen.
     * Click Next
     * Check "Show the Advanced Configuration dialog"
     * Click Finish
     * Click on "Key..."
     * Replace the existing text with the following:

<text of client.id_dsa.key>

     * Click Save
     * Click OK
     * You will now see a connect dialog, enter your normal username and 
password and click Login.


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Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: 303-415-9702
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