ThinLinc -> Windows PC possible?

[nienhada]

Hello,

can someone tell me if the following is possible? I am totally new to ThinLinc.
I have a industrial Panel (Gönnheimer PC100 EX PC) with ThinLinc installed.
I want to use the Panel to see and work on a windows PC via VNC using ThinLinc. Is that possible?

[muitotri]

Hi @nienhada. Thanks for interacting on our community.

I found the following posts which I think help to answer your question.

Can you use ThinLinc against a Windows computer?

A visitor from our website asked the following question yesterday: “Can you use ThinLinc against a Windows computer?” Please read below: SERVER SIDE: The ThinLinc Server works only on Linux, being compatible with the most popular Linux distributions. More info https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/docs/platforms and https://www.cendio.com/resources/docs/tag/requirements_server.html CLIENT SIDE: Users get access to the Linux server through the ThinLinc Client. ThinLinc has 3 native clients availa…

Can ThinLinc be used to access Windows-based remote desktops and applications?

ThinLinc is primarily focused on providing remote access to Linux-based desktops and applications, from a wide range of client devices. By focusing on Linux specifically, we are able to dedicate more time and effort towards ensuring that ThinLinc works well on this platform. But what if you want to access Windows desktops and applications using ThinLinc as well? While ThinLinc uses VNC as its graphical protocol, Windows generally uses RDP. Although there is no built-in support for RDP in ThinLi…

Interesting to learn about Gönnheimer panels.

You have any info on how these panels connection work normally?

[nienhada]

Hello muitotri,

thanks for your reply. I am still not sure about if it could work or not to be honest.
In the Panels Manual the following is stated regarding ThinLinc. To me it sounds like only graphic information can be shared, but no mouse or keyboard commands, or is this done via ssh? Also i am unsure about what Server-Software would need to be installed on the Windows system, or is that not relevant?

9.12 ThinLinc
ThinLinc is a Linux terminal server solution that utilizes server-based computing for desktop and application virtualization. In addition to the ThinLinc framework itself, the package includes a VNC client for transmitting graphical information of the (virtual) remote desktop or application, as well as OpenSSH for securing the connection through encryption. In the session configuration, you can choose display parameters such as screen size, resolution, or full-screen mode. You can also optimize compression to save bandwidth. The SSH port can be adjusted according to your requirements. The default is the standard port 22.
You can assign various local resources to a ThinLinc session, including printers, serial ports, local files (NFS with read and/or write permission), and audio devices (audio output on local speakers). It is possible to allow desktop mirroring for a ThinLinc session. This option is disabled by default.

[muitotri]

@nienhada

To me it sounds like only graphic information can be shared, but no mouse or keyboard commands, or is this done via ssh?

ThinLinc “streams” graphics. ThinLinc also allows using mouse and keyboard. It is VNC over SSH.

@nienhada

Also i am unsure about what Server-Software would need to be installed on the Windows system, or is that not relevant?

ThinLinc Server is compatible only with Linux.
It is possible to provide access to Windows from inside the Linux session. Instructions on how to do that are mentioned in the two links shared here

@nienhada

9.12 ThinLinc

I found similar document structure and text in Igel Universal Desktop User Guide.
Would you mind sharing a link to the documentation?

Please let us know if it helps.

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[nienhada]

Hello muitotri,

thanks for the info!
I am not to sure what you mean with “It is possible to provide access to Windows from inside the Linux session”. Does it mean it would be possible to connect to a VNC-Server on a Windows System with ThinLinc?

I dont have a link to the documentation unfortunately, but yes you are right, it is about Igel Linux

[muitotri]

@nienhada

“It is possible to provide access to Windows from inside the Linux session”

It requires adding other components, such as the ones mentioned on the posts I shared with you. Here is a quote from one of those posts.

@aaron

While ThinLinc uses VNC as its graphical protocol, Windows generally uses RDP. Although there is no built-in support for RDP in ThinLinc, there are a number of third-party RDP clients available for Linux, such as those available from the rdesktop and FreeRDP projects. These clients can be launched from within a ThinLinc session just like any other application, and used to connect to an existing Windows server via RDP.

Note: as they are not part of the ThinLinc product itself, RDP clients are not covered by Cendio support or the ThinLinc EULA. However, professional third-party support services are available for both rdesktop and FreeRDP. Your Linux distribution provider may also offer support for these components.

@nienhada

Does it mean it would be possible to connect to a VNC-Server on a Windows System with ThinLinc

It is not possible to connect to a VNC-Server on a Windows System with ThinLinc.