NX short form for NoMachine's X protocol is a compression technology developed by NoMachine which allows one to run complete remote desktop sessions (be it Linux or Windows) even at dial up internet connection speeds. One of the advantages of using NX technology over VNC is that NX uses SSH on port 22 for connection between the client and the server. Which means all the communication takes place encrypted through industry standard SSL public key cryptography. . The link for this article located at LinuxHelp is no longer available. . Discover the steps to safely connect to a remote Linux workstation via FreeNX and SSH for fortified encryption during your sessions.. Remote Desktop Access, FreeNX, Secure SSH Connections, Linux Desktop Protocols. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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