[FreeNX-kNX] Wishlist for FreeNX / NX

[Fabian Franz]

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Am Dienstag, 1. Februar 2005 11:19 schrieb Senthil Nachimuthu:
> I have this set of requirements for a Remote desktop client for *nix
> servers. NX / FreeNX comes close but not quite.
>
> 1. Ability to change network bandwidth in the middle of a session.
> I may be sitting in the conference room and use wireless. When I go
> to my cubicle, I want to plug-in to the LAN and get a better
> bandwidth.

This is not yet possible as far as I know. I also think TCP has some problems 
to do this, as it is a protocol with states.

>
> 2. Portability of X sessions
> I want to work on an X session while I am sitting in front of my *nix
> machine, and I want to be able to connect to the same session using
> NX. 

This is not possible, as you can't query an XServer for the information 
needed. You would need to start a local NX session for that (possibly using 
LAN settings)

>
> 3. Network fault tolerance
> If the network connection gets disconnected (e.g. Wireless router
> dies, dialup connection disconnects, Windows crashes on the client
> machine, etc), I want the session to persist on the server, so that I
> can resume it. That is, even if I dont suspend the session, if there
> is a disconnection, I want to be able to connect to the same session
> and continue my work.

This is already implemented in FreeNX - I don't know about the commercial 
version though, but I guess they already have that.

> 4. Resizeable X display
> Using RANDR extensions to make the NX desktop resizeable. Because,
> when I work on a PC with a high-res monitor, I would use 1600 by
> 1200, but my laptop can only run 1024 by 768.

This is worked on at NoMachine as far as I know.

cu

Fabian
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