Semi-OT: VNC Alternatives. [SOLVED]

[Gilboa Davara]

On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 16:16 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I need help.
> I'm trying to help my Windows-using-coworkers access my Linux (FC, CENT,
> RHEL) farm from their Windows (yuck!) desktops and I'm a bit stuck.
> 
> My initial thought was VNC. I've created a couple of VNC accounts on
> each server and configured each of accounts to run KDE.
> Amazingly enough, the solution seem to be working just fine (considering
> the number of active KDE sessions) but soon enough, I started getting
> Windows client disconnect errors which do not seem to relate to server
> load and/or network load. I tried alternating the Windows client (from
> RealVNC to UltraVNC) the problem remained. Plus, VNC still has that
> annoying lag, even on switched GbE network.
> I tried cygwin/X based solution. But cygwin/X is getting severe tearing
> and update problems  (both under SSH/tunneling and xdmcp session) which
> renders it too unstable in my eyes.
> Next came X-Deep32 which works ~OK when combined with SSH tunneling but
> I can't seem to get it to create an xdmcp session.
> 
> I can go with the Uber-solution (get Exceed for each workstation) but I
> rather not scare my boss with >500$ per workstation licensing fee. At
> least not now.
> 
> Any ideas?
> Gilboa
> 

After a long tedious trouble-shooting, the source of the problem was
found.
It seems that the on-board Intel GbE NIC on two machines were
malfunctioning.
Once we replaced them with external NICs, the VNC sessions stabilized.

Thanks for the help,
Gilboa