<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Brad DerManouelian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style=""><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><div><div>On Sep 16, 2008, at 7:34 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com" target="_blank">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div>On Sep 16, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:<br>
<br> > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Brad DerManouelian <<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com" target="_blank">myth@dermanouelian.com</a><br> > > wrote:<br> > However, you probably would do better with X-forwarding over ssh so<br>
> you can run X on your local machine and the apps from your myth box.<br> ><br> > I use VNC for two things - one is to connect to the regular X<br> > server that is running the frontend. I can't watch anything via VNC<br>
> but I can use it schedule records etc. I also have a separate Xvnc<br> > server that I keep logged in so that I can instantly access a<br> > desktop on that machine (i.e. a persistent session).<br> ><br> > AFAIK you can't do either of those things with X forwarding.<br>
<br> </div></div>You can run a whole desktop session over x-forwarding if you want.<br> </blockquote></div><br>Persistently? I.e. without having to log in and out every time you want to use it?<br></div></blockquote></div>
</div></div>The fact that you're using SSH to get into the box means you are logging in. Why are you even asking that question?<br></div></blockquote></div><br>Apparently I'm not being clear. With X-forwarding can you:<br>
1. start a session<br>2. open some apps<br>3. close the session<br>4. later reopen that session and have the apps still open from the first session?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br><br></div>