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This article shows you how to use NoMachine NX to deliver remote Mac, Linux and Windows desktops. The content is concise and easy to understand. I hope you can get something through the details of this article.

In desktop virtualization, you've heard too much about Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, and Dell vWorkspace, but there are other products that are less well-known or targeted at small-scale user environments. I'd like to introduce NoMachine NX 4 this week.

Throughout my career, I have always thought that I could use NoMachine if I planned to use remote Linux. NoMachine has supported Windows for several years, but competition with other companies focused on Windows desktop virtualization has been fierce. NoMachine 4 recently entered the market, this news is not very accurate, because the update cycle of the NX version is very long, I have heard of NX 4 three years ago, and now it is finally in use.

NoMachine provides flexibility

The main advantage of NoMachine NX is that it supports any combination of backend, desktop platform, and client you can provide, and can remotely access and run Linux, Unix, Windows or Mac physical desktops. The enterprise virtual desktop infrastructure option can use both public and private clouds, you can use any hypervisor in a private cloud environment, and you can use any cloud provider that supports Xen or KVM in a public cloud environment.

In addition, the client supports Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Unix, and browser-based components can also be used if the client is not good enough for some reason (or, more likely, there are unmanaged terminals in the environment).

All virtual desktops can be accessed through NoMachine Enterprise Server, so you can deliver virtual desktops to most users or allow them to access physical desktops remotely. You can feel that the NoMachine NX product line is built on Linux. It provides terminal services products, but is limited to providing Linux servers with functions similar to remote Desktop session Host (RDSH). I guess you can think of a way to use a Windows RDSH server in a NoMachine Enterprise Server environment, but it takes a lot of hops.

NoMachine NX for Windows environment

From an enterprise's point of view, it is not necessary to compare NoMachine NX with Linux. Since NoMachine is made for Linux, it must run well. After all, the NX protocol is designed to enhance the performance of X Windows over WAN connections (NoMachine was originally used in environments using modems and has been used for a long time).

For Windows, the user experience will be at least above average. Although it does encounter some problems with frame rate and audio hopping, in some cases it does a good job of keeping audio in sync with YouTube video. (I attribute this to running the server in a virtual machine and connecting through my host. I just want to say that when using NoMachine NX 4, it works very well and has made some significant functional improvements.

The challenge in evaluating various tools is that the Windows environment is very competitive, and the protocols and user experience are very good. This means that when you only need to connect to the Windows desktop remotely, you are likely to choose a more traditional product.

However, if there is a need for remote desktops in a non-Windows environment, NoMachine NX provides you with interesting options. In these environments, you can access different desktops through a single virtual management platform, making your work easier. I think NoMachine NX is still a good product, and I'm sure to pay more attention to it because of its excellent performance and a wide range of equipment, operating systems and delivery mechanism support.

The above is how to use NoMachine NX to deliver remote Mac, Linux, and Windows desktops. Have you learned any knowledge or skills? If you want to learn more skills or enrich your knowledge reserve, you are welcome to follow the industry information channel.

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