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   mm0fmf  wrote:   
   > I run X apps across the home network all the time. I have a small 1L   
   > computer that acts as a NAS and runs headless. Mostly I just ssh into it   
   > but there are times when it's easier to run X across the net.   
   >   
   > At work I use RDP onto a Windows server over the VPN to access data   
   > centre developmemt machines in Netherlands from my home. I use X for   
   > accessing the Linux machines onto the Windows server and RDP to get it   
   > to my laptop. X across the data centre 1/2.5/10Gb network is plenty fast   
   > and RDP compresses the data nicely to me. Fast enough to watch video   
   > generated on a Linux box, X its way to Windows and RDP its way to me.   
   >   
   > ssh -C -X someone@somehost to enable compression and X11 forwarding.   
      
   A while back I was playing running remote Wayland apps over ~50Mbps VDSL   
   using Waypipe.  It works impressively fast - eg remote Youtube video playing   
   works well enough.  You can also tunnel audio.  Due to latency it works a   
   lot better than X forwarding over the same connection.  However it doesn't   
   let you have persistent apps, ie you close down the client (eg a laptop) and   
   want the app to stay running to reconnect later.   
      
   wprs supports that, but there was a bug with screen scaling (for X11 apps   
   using Xwayland) that made it awkward to use.  I should go back and see if   
   they've fixed that.   
      
   Theo   
      
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