Re: [LUG] Remote X

["Martin White" <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> You could just run the Xclient on the server displaying on your
> client (Xserver). I know it's all a bit odd soundingm being the other
> way around. That way, you don't need an x thing running on the server
> and you don't need to run you own X session on that server either.

No no, i'm with you :) Downside is, i'm low on diskspace on the client so
i didn't want to get into installing cygwyn or anything on it if i could
at all help it.

I can investigate how much space it might take up to get a working xserver
going under windows i guess...

> You can tunnel using ssh -X (server config change needed) and it all
> "just works".
>
> In /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the server:
>
> X11Forwarding no
>
> > Will i HAVE to have a mouse and keyboard installed?
> > Will i HAVE to connect up a monitor et al just to get it configured?
>
> You need none of it.
>
> You just do:
>
> ssh -X user@server command &
>
> Steve



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