[TriLUG] Remote Console Access to X-Windows

[Jaimie Livingston]

I've been tasked to find a secure solution to gaining remote X-Windows
console access to various systems running Linux (or OBSD, if you are so
inclined).

The stated goal is for someone to be able to securely access servers in our
datacenters worldwide from remote clients (a laptop running Windows XP or
RHL 8.0) and be able to interactively launch and use X-Windows if desired
and for whatever reason. The reasons have not been given to me, so I can't
answer questions about why anyone would want to do this on a given server. 

And yes, I am personally aware that any administrative task anyone would
need to do remotely can be done easier and faster via a text SSH console.

I've been reading about various ways to do this, but before I go off and
start installing and experimenting, I was wondering if anyone has done
something similar and would be willing to share their experiences. I'd be
interested in hearing about what worked and what didn't, possible gotcha's,
recommendations for specific open source or commercial clients, links to
info I may not have found thru Google or the LDP, and the like.

Jaimie Livingston
Systems Administrator
HAHT Commerce, Inc.
400 Newton Road
Raleigh, NC  27615
Tel: +01.919.786.5209
Fax: +01.919.786.5250
Eml: Jaimie.Livingston at HAHT.com
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