Krdc/Krfb

[Michael Hirsch]

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Scott <slewin at bmts.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>     I just tried using a remote desktop for the first time using
> Krdc/Krfb and it was extremely slow.  It took about 10 minutes to start
> the session while the computer I was trying to connect to was at 100%
> CPU.  After the connection started the computer I was trying to connect
> to still had 100% CPU activity and the desktop was so slow that it was
> not usable.
>
>      Is this normal?  Do you need a ultra high end computer to use
> remote desktop?  The computer I tried to connect to was not brand new,
> but it was not slow either.  It had a AMD 64 2 Ghz chip and 1Gig RAM.

I would say this is normal and you should file a defect.  Every time
I've used the built-in KDE desktop sharing it has been a complete CPU
hog.  Almost every other solution seems betterr: tightVNC, NX, krd

Michael