Avoiding KVM Switch?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 01:43:35PM +0000, Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, FM (a.k.a. Erebus) wrote:
> 
> >I have a similar problem (multiple PCs, one monitor, one keyboard, one
> >mouse). If I have a headless Linux box (FC3) and a headless FreeBSD box
> >(don't ask, long story) what software do I need on my WinXP box so that I
> >can use a GNOME desktop on them from my WinXP box?
> 
> You can install Cygwin and use the X server that comes with it to make a 
> connection to the Linux and FreeBSD boxes.  In this case you are 
> effectively using your WinXP box as a thinclient (along with using it 
> normally).
> 
> Setup the *nix boxes to accept XDMCP broadcasts and then start X on the 
> WinXP box with "/path/to/X -broadcast".
> 
> All going well you'll get logins to the *nix boxes and can use them as if 
> you were local.

I have always used X -query <xdm server to talk to>

Who wants random connections if you have multiple servers accepting xdm
traffic?

I don't like broadcast protocols in general when they can be avoided.

Lennart Sorensen
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