Andriod tablet as a second monitor

[jd1008]

On 04/28/2015 04:28 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 04/28/2015 02:59 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> On Tue, 2015-04-28 at 15:51 -0600, jd1008 wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/28/2015 03:36 PM, CS DBA wrote:
>>>> All;
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to use an andriod tablet as a second monitor? I'm 
>>>> running
>>>> Fedora 21 on a Dell Precision Workstation 3800
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Your tablet needs to be running an X server,
>>> and the X server needs to allow your workstation
>>> access to the tablet's X display.
>>
>> There are several VNC clients and viewers on the Google Play store. Also
>> RDP (Remote Desktop) and Teamviewer.
>
> I think the OP meant using the tablet like an actual monitor (e.g. 
> multidisplay off the OP's video card).
>
> As far as I know that's not possible. The HDMI port on the tablet is
> an output only. The tablet is essentially a laptop, and that port is
> its auxiliary display port (use it to connect to your TV or some other
> HDMI monitor).

No need to use hdmi.
Wifi will work.
It all depends on the X[server - Client] packages' configuration
and firewall rules, ... etc.

Hope the OP will use the SSL'ed version of X-[Server - Viewer] apps.

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