NoMachine 4.3.30

NoMachine is a remote desktop tool, which means that it lets you use another computer over a network just as if you were sitting in front of it. In this respect, it allows you not only to move the mouse pointer but also transfer any type of data, including audio and video contents. Moreover, it lets you use remote devices as if they were actually plugged to your PC or, reversely, use the remote computer to access local devices. Besides, you can record any type of activity on the remote machine’s screen.

The application has an excellent interface with the possibility of switching between two themes. To help minimize your efforts, most of the operations are done with the help of wizards. Still, it can be difficult to use by beginners, mostly because some technical knowledge is implied.

In order to connect two computers, the program should be running on both of them. After installing the software, it’s added to the startup list. So, it runs automatically with every session and is accessible through its icon in the System Tray. From there, you can visualize the status of the connection and transfer as well as use such tools as the whiteboard and the recording bar. Unfortunately, there’s no menu item to stop or pause the program.

When configuring a connection, there are two protocols available: NX, which is native to NoMachine and is optimized for multimedia transfer, and SSH, a widely used industry standard. If you’re concerned about the security of your data, there’s no reason to worry about, because this tool uses strong encryption algorithms to secure your connection.

All in all, NoMachine can come in handy for users who need to access, let’s say, their work computer from home, or vice versa. It can help network administrators, who are in constant need of working remotely. Moreover, it allows you share your desktop with other users. In this regard, I liked that it lets you use the remote computer without blocking desktop access. Data transfer is as fast as your network can support, with almost no lag time. However, some parts of the screen may get blurred at times until they are refreshed.

v4.3.30 [Oct 4, 2014]
TR08L04502 – Hot’ corners in KDE window manager don’t work
TR08L04512 – Eclipse functionality “Open Declaration”
TR07L04494 – nxserver –kill does not terminate a session running on a remote node
TR06L04455 – Command option –group to remove user from specific group doesn’t work
TR12K04147 – Cannot emulate middle button press with right and left mouse buttons
TR07L04490 – When multiple sessions are initiated from the same client only one gets input events
TR07L04478 – Some keys of Japanese keyboards don’t work
TR09L04521 – The server fails to start when server.lic contains commented extra lines
TR09L04525 – Cannot start RDP sessions after upgrading an Advanced Server 3.5.0 to Enterprise Server 4
TR09L04529 – Node product type is wrongly matched after upgrading the Advanced Server Node 3.5.0 with a Terminal Server Node for update
TR09L04524 – Cannot start RDP sessions after upgrading an Advanced Server Node 3.5.0 to Terminal Server Node 4
TR01L04241 – The server asks to login on cluster node to add the SSH key when deleting the node from the cluster
TR01L04216 – Users can run custom sessions even if the server is configured to not provide them
TR05L04441 – Excluding a specific user from a per-system profile rule is not possible
TR05L04442 – Rules for bandwidth limitations are not set in profiles
TR09L04536 – NoMachine logs on Linux are filled up with errors about Pulse Audio Server
TR09L04538 – Cannot create a new session or reconnect an existing one when tens of sessions are running on the same server host
TR06L04453 – Application menus in nedit show empty areas
TR08L04504 – Nxnode process terminates suddenly when freeing resources
TR09L04543 – The session is suddenly terminated when logging-in to a physical Lubuntu desktop via web
TR09L04556 – Web sessions cannot be started when the web player service port is already in use
TR09L04557 – The web session terminates at the initial stage when the browser has the User Agent disabled
TR09L04558 – The web session suddenly terminates when downloading a file from server on RHEL 6
TR09L04555 – Interrupting the starting of a virtual desktop session causes a sudden termination of the nxserver process
TR05L04408 – White border is displayed when maximizing a custom application session on Windows
TR09L04519 – LSF commands run in a virtual desktop fail because of wrong XAUTHORITY file
TR09L04520 – Copy/paste from gvim to Windows clients does not work consistently
TR09L04531 – NoMachine window gets stuck in a dual screen setup
FR11K02793 – Adding the ‘Grab the mouse input’ option to the NoMachine menu panel inside the session
FR06I02466 – Supporting Unity 3D and Gnome 3 in NoMachine virtual desktop sessions
FR08L02819 – Making it possible to configure connection name per server
FR09L02831 – Using libssh2 for SSH connections from all NoMachine clients
FR05L02816 – Supporting two factor authentication