Re: remote X display

From: Jonathon McKitrick (jcm_at_FreeBSD-uk.eu.org)
Date: 01/22/04

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    Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:15:38 +0000
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    On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:08:46AM -0500, Jason Stewart wrote:
    : On 22/01/04 14:53 +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
    : >
    : > Hi all,
    : >
    : > I have been looking all over for a concise howto for remote X on FreeBSD. I
    : > see some that involve changing config files in the xdm directory, others use
    : > xhost, and another uses xfig, which doesn't exist under FreeBSD AFAICT.
    : >
    : > All I want to do is use a laptop in a local network to be an X client
    : > connected to a more powerful desktop machine. I'm not worried about
    : > security.
    : >
    : > Is xhosts and the DISPLAY variable all I need? Or do I need to go through
    : > all of the xdm configuration hoops?
    : >
    :
    : One idea is to use SSH.
    : If you have sshd on the remote desktop you can use ssh -X to enable
    : X11 forwarding. Just ssh into the remote box and run the X
    : application and you're set to go, provided that X11 forwarding is
    : enabled in the remote sshd_config.

    Ah, I remember seeing this before, now that I think about it. Thanks for
    the reminder.

    Do I do this from the console or from an xterm? In other words, should X
    already be running?

    NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks.

    jm 

    -- 
My other computer is your windows box.
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