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== Using xdm XDM with XDMCP ==First offThis method will give you a graphical login prompt remotely similar to VNC, as of December 2007but with some differences. Most notably, I was never able XDMCP is faster than VNC (due to successfully get an Xserver to run inside a VE and have it's display output onto virtual-terminal 7 (the Xserver defaultway each deals with screen handling)and but you CANNOT connect to existing sessions like you can with VNC. Each time you logout, However, your programs are closed. XDMCP is better suited in situations where you can get an Xserver running on the hostnode to don't have a local display output on virtual-terminal 7 without any special configuration (as the hostnode has direct access or dumb terminals/clients) but want to all necessary devices).run X11 programs
=== VE Configuration ===
To get access to the XDM server, just start an Xserver with '''X -query <remote IP> :0''' (where :0 is the local display...set to :1 if you already have an X session running, or use Xnest)
There are guides online on howto tunnel the XDMCP settings over ssh giving you security, in an otherwise INSECURE protocol. This approach has some major benefits over the VNC method described above === Errata ===On a side note, as of December 2007, but also has I was never able to successfully get an Xserver to run inside a couple of major drawbacks. The biggest pro being XDMCP is faster than VNC VE and have the display output onto virtual-terminal 7 (due to the way each deals with screen handlingXserver default) and , However, you can get an Xserver running on the hostnode to display output on virtual-terminal 7 without any special configuration (as the biggest con being that you CANNOT connect hostnode has direct access to existing sessions like you can with VNC. Each time you logout, your programs are closedall necessary devices).
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