[Gloucs] X over SSH

[Paul Cooke]

On Wednesday 27 October 2004 10:59, David Corking wrote:
> Hi Paul!  On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Paul Cooke wrote:
> > now if only I can get the IT dept at work to let me install cygwin and a
> > ms-windows based X-server...
>
> How are you getting on with this project?

it's on the back burner at the moment... I've really got to be able to show a 
work related benefit for being able to do this...
>
> (a) cygwin comes with an XFree86 X-server.  It also comes with many
> window managers, including a window manager that uses the native
> Microsoft Windows window management, that was hacked directly into the
> XFree86 source code.  There is no need to get Hummingbird eXceed,
> unless you want it for specific features.
>
> (b) don't forget that you only need to install the X server on your
> ssh client PC / terminal (probably your Linux PC).  You only need the X
> libraries on the ssh server.
>
> > and then I've just got the problemette of
> > punching a tunnel through both firewalls...
>
> Pick a port - and get it opened for incoming TCP connections from your
> remote IP address.

Thanks for that info... filed away till later.  Probably do this with a 
connection from my brother's setup. That would be more usefull... using a 
Knoppix disk and running fish://my_account@my.home.ip.addy using Konqueror 
would probably blow him away...

>
> David Corking
> (West Wiltshire resident, de-lurking)
>
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