[9fans] Experiences with remote connections?

[john@csplan9.rit.edu]

So, with the terminal I've got set up here, it takes about twelve
seconds to execute 'lc' in my home directory. Although drawterm
is annoying and doesn't provide quite the same "Plan 9 experience",
I might have to switch back to it if I don't figure out how to improve
my setup.

When I read the papers, there's references to systems booting over the
network and even connecting via dialup. Now, I'm on cable here, and
unless VMware's NAT system and Qemu's -net nic -net user options
really suck (do they?), I just can't see the feasibility of such a thing.
Can anyone else share experiences with connecting to Plan 9 from
hundreds/thousands of miles away with something other than
drawterm?

I'm thinking (hoping) the fault lies with VMware and Qemu's networking
setups, but I can't be sure. The best thing would be to find an old
laptop (I'm low on space), install Plan 9, and test it.

Thanks



John