[plug] X over a Modem

Mike Holland myk at golden.wattle.id.au
Wed Jun 21 23:34:32 WST 2000


> Try using VNC instead - its faster 

Faster?! How does it manage that, since VNC sends bitmaps, wheras X uses
fonts on the server?

Re compression, that wont help much. X cant cope with the high latency of
a modem. But there are options out there, if you are desperate.


Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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