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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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