Comments on: Nokia N900 http://mattaustin.me.uk/2009/12/nokia-n900/ Ubuntu, Django, open source, and other internet shenanigans Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jimcooncat http://mattaustin.me.uk/2009/12/nokia-n900/#comment-1035 jimcooncat Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:50:56 +0000 http://mattaustin.me.uk/?p=163#comment-1035 Thanks much for that -- I was curious how that would go. Remote controlling your :0 display (your desktop's actual display) is only one use for this. If you're running Linux on your desktop, you can set up the old-fashioned VNC server on :1 (port 5901) and above, and tweak that session to give you a display more suited for your small screen. Think of this method as an extension to your handheld. No reason you couldn't have multiple going at once far as I know. I suppose that's a solution looking for a problem, but somehow I'd think it could come in handy -- especially for monitoring lan activity. Thanks much for that — I was curious how that would go.

Remote controlling your :0 display (your desktop’s actual display) is only one use for this. If you’re running Linux on your desktop, you can set up the old-fashioned VNC server on :1 (port 5901) and above, and tweak that session to give you a display more suited for your small screen. Think of this method as an extension to your handheld. No reason you couldn’t have multiple going at once far as I know.

I suppose that’s a solution looking for a problem, but somehow I’d think it could come in handy — especially for monitoring lan activity.

]]> By: Matt http://mattaustin.me.uk/2009/12/nokia-n900/#comment-1033 Matt Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:16:02 +0000 http://mattaustin.me.uk/?p=163#comment-1033 I have successfully connected with VNC to my desktop using SSH port forwarding. The standard "ssh user@host -L 5900:localhost:5900" worked from the terminal (once SSH client is installed). There is also a VNC viewer in the repositories, which I then connected to "localhost". It can be a bit fiddly with the small screen though - this is a case where the stylus is pretty useful. I have successfully connected with VNC to my desktop using SSH port forwarding. The standard “ssh user@host -L 5900:localhost:5900″ worked from the terminal (once SSH client is installed). There is also a VNC viewer in the repositories, which I then connected to “localhost”. It can be a bit fiddly with the small screen though – this is a case where the stylus is pretty useful.

]]> By: jimcooncat http://mattaustin.me.uk/2009/12/nokia-n900/#comment-1031 jimcooncat Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:46:12 +0000 http://mattaustin.me.uk/?p=163#comment-1031 I'd be very interested in experiences with VNC over SSH on this device -- or other remote control software. If this interests you, I'd be happy to help. I’d be very interested in experiences with VNC over SSH on this device — or other remote control software. If this interests you, I’d be happy to help.

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