However, if the Mac user enters an xterm like that shown above in his/her console, the result is exactly the same (except you have two xterms open). This xterm, however, does not have scroll bars. Mac users should rather choose ' Run the console' which also results in an xterm being opened for you. Finish up as usual.įor some surprising reason the ' Custom' selection does not behave. This enables a text box where you enter:Ĭlick 'OK' to close this window and 'Next' to close the parent window. In this new window click on 'Run the following command'. Select the Settings button and it opens a new window. On the dropdown which shows 'KDE', Linux or Windows users should select ' Custom'. Session: snowwhite (or whatever name you want) There are old pictures of the configuration screens at Invoke the 'NX Connection Wizard' (done automagically during install for Mac users). The install process for both is as you'd expect. There should be no need to install the 4+ optional packages. This comes with the MacOS DVD for your system.

Mac users must have the X11 package installed. To download and install the client for your machine.

You need to download and install the client on your machine. The servers all have their part installed.

If your connection to our server fails, the session is preserved and you can reconnect again with little/no loss.

xterm or nedit, among others) that behaves almost as fast as it does at SPH. It then compresses what your machine needs and sends it to your machine. Part of the application runs on the server and handles most of the X traffic. As soon as you get on something slower (remote in any sense), the time for all those tiny packets to go back and forth adds up. This is because the X protocol was designed to be used on very fast networks. The tongue in cheek hype aside, this really is a far better way to access our servers when you are outside of SPH.

Rejoice, because all these issues melt away with NoMachine's 'NX CLient'. Do you use X applications from home/laptop outside of SPH? Tried of slow response time for X apps? Unwilling or unable to install X on your Windows machine? Maybe you have tried X applications, but it was so painful you gave up?

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