IIUC, RDP (Microsoft’s remote desktop protocol) sends draw commands across. It’s the default way to access remote desktops on Windows. Conversely, AFAICT, the default way on MacOS and Linux is VNC which IIUC sends all the pixels (with compression). I’ve noticed for years I can work remotely, edit code, etc on RDP. I’ve done it around the across 8000 miles and had hardly any lag. Conversely I’m trying to share 2 computers right next to each other in the same network via VNC and it’s horribly laggy. Is this just not an itch anyone has wanted to scratch in the last 25 years? On Linux you can maybe XWindows your way to a faster connection by what about Mac? Also, RDP seems to let me run GPU based stuff where as XWindows you’re actually not seeing the computer’s display.
Story Published at: August 19, 2022 at 10:25PM
Story Published at: August 19, 2022 at 10:25PM