Unfortunately, it is proprietary software so if NoMachine does not support your system, you won’t be able to use it. I haven’t had a chance to test it yet, but it sounds like a really viable solution for connecting to linux machines. The NX server is only available for linux and unix platforms, but there are clients for all platforms including Windows and OSX. It is supposed to be built on top of X and offer really high speed, and high quality connections comparable to RDP. Recently I started looking at the NX technology. But then this might just be because I was forwarding X over an SSH connection when RDP is unencrypted. In fact, I have noticed that on the same LAN RDP will actually preform faster than straight X-forwarding. Compared to RDP, the Remote FrameBuffer (RFB) protocol is just sluggish and unresponsive – especially if you use full screen, true color display on the client side. I have tried various VNC servers and clients but they are all essentially the same: slow as molasses. I use it on a daily basis to connect to various machines in the office, and I essentially experience no lag, slowness or display artifacts.
I found that the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) just can’t be matched with respect to speed over a LAN connection.
I can connect to any windows machine straight from my Ubuntu laptop, and essentially see a full screen desktop session. Thanks to the excellent rdesktop client I don’t even have to run windows on my machine. Funny thing, I can essentially do everything without getting up from my desk. I manage Win 2003 servers and XP pro machines at work. I’m trying really hard to find something that could compete with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol but so far, I’m having no luck. I have looked at bunch of different remote protocols lately.
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