[Linux-Discussion] Re: Updating a RedHat 6.1 box quickly
- From: Lynn Anderson <landerso@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 19:16:45 -0400
Bruno Van de Casteele wrote:
>
>
> are you sure? X can be run remotely too. I did it for a time on a
> machine. It was off course in my own network, but when it works over 2 m
> of cable, it will also for a box at the other end of the world.
>
Two things, firstly X isn't the most secure thing in the world(use xhost
+ and you're DEAD MEAT!), secondly X is a MASSIVE BANDWIDTH HOG. It'll
peg a network that's 10Mbit/s straight through. In theory, yes, it will
work for a machine that's on a different network, but for it to be
practical you need to use one of the X protocol compressors. Finally,
in my experience as a professional sysadmin, X has no business
whatsoever being installed on a server. Servers should NEVER have GUIs
installed. They hog resources and decrease system stability. That's
one of the reasons why Windows NT is such a pig.
--
"I am a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a question, wrapped in
a chewy caramel coating."
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