[X2go-dev] convert X11 to RDP

[John A. Sullivan III]

On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 10:15 -0400, Gerry Reno wrote:
> On 07/22/2010 10:06 AM, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 09:45 +0800, 秦桂杉 wrote:
> >   
> >> hi
> >>
> >> Is it possible to use x2goagent  to covert X11 to RDP?
> >> I want to use XP tsclient to  view a remote X11 desktop , is there
> >> open source project  like this?
> >>
> >>     
> > Perhaps I misunderstand the question.  If you wish to view a remote X11
> > Desktop from an XP station, why not just use X2Go?
> >
> > Regarding conversion, our anecdotal analysis is that it seems faster to
> > run the NX protocol to connect to a remote Linux desktop and then
> > rdesktop to a local Windows computer rather than to run RDP directly
> > across a WAN.  I do not know if others share that same experience - John
> >
> >   
> 
> John,
> We see the same thing. The only issue is that it's more complexity when
> using an intermediate host. It would be nice if we could find a way to
> do this more directly using NX so that there wasn't a need for the
> intermediate host.
Yes - fully agreed.  X2Go Server for Windows! What a thought! <grin>