Xming - Remote X-Window server on your windows box

As a Linux specialist, I ran Linux servers everywhere. I have run it in a router for bit-torrent downloading, in the data center for web and database server, in the office for files & printers sharing.

Sometime, I need to run some X Window application. Usually, I run TightVNC server and access to it by TightVNC client but it surely need dedicated server resources.

However, If you occasional run X Window application remotely, you can do it without a dedicated VNC server, Xming is a good solution.

It is easy to use and works just like any other Unix X server. In multiple windows mode, you can start X application by issuing a command to an ssh session on your server.

Not only it works, it does make X application look native to Windows when you run in multiple windows mode.

Anyway, I found it utilizes high network resources so if your server is not within your local network, I would recommend TightVNC that comes with fancy network resources optimization settings instead.