I was running on a console machine with no problem.  VNC runs it's own X
server.

Now running it in a 166 might be a bit slow.  Really depends in the amount
of real memory.  X11 is a hog.  I had 32Mb on a 166 and it was slow but
usable.

Shawn said:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 19:11:28 -0500 (CDT)
> "Wayne Johnson" <waynej at dccmn.com> wrote:
>
>> Another option would be to run putty and piggyback VNC on it.  I get
>> to my home laptop from work that way all the time.
>>
>> VNC uses X11, and you don't need to install the X server on your
>> remote machine.
>>
>
> Quick question, but what if you don't run a GUI desktop.  My
> understanding is that VNC only works with a GUI desktop, not a console.
> The system I connect to whenever I'm outside of my home network has X
> installed, but not configured.  I did not ever plan on using a GUI
> desktop, as it takes up valuable resources on an ancient P166 system.
>
>
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> Shawn
>
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>
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