how do i use a remote computer without encryption?

i only see guides about ssh which talk about encrypting the traffic between the two computers.. but i use LAN, and i don't want the extra CPU required to encrypt and decrypt the traffic.

i just want to connect a second computer and use my monitor, mouse, and keyboard to control it... how do i do that?

do you have a 486DX processor or why are you afraid of encryption?? the ressources needed for encryption are damn low, so think about it.

I use XDMCP, which is now pretty easy to set up. Depending on the window manager you use, look at the setup application for it (like gdmsetup if you use the Gnome display manager (and get the gnome login screen). Look around the setup screen for XDMCP and allowing remote logins, then on the remote computer at the login screen, you should have an option of run XDMCP chooser, which will let you log in to the remote computer.

I hope this makes sense .

bryantrv, thank you very much, thats exactly what i was looking for =)

Fusi, even if it's less then 1% efficiency loss it's an efficiency lost for nothing... why would i need encryption if the second computer is directly connected to a second NIC with a different subnet then my home network which is then connected via a router to the internet?
the only way to access it is to gain access to my computer, and if you did that, the encryption won't stop you either...

it would be easier, because you wouldn't have been forced to ask here :-)

hehe, I never go for the easier path.. i love learning, and so i choose the most efficient path even if it's not the easiest...
and even after i know how to do something in one way, i like to learn the alternative ways.

every way of doing anything has it's advantages and disadvantages.

oh,and by the way, after reading some more on SSH, i discovered it's not only the encryption that will make it less efficient - it's also because SSH forces you to use tcp - which is less efficient then udp for time critical operations (because it sends again massages that were dropped and waits for their return before handling the next packages, while udp doesn't care about dropped packages).