On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 07:06:13PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote:
> Thanks! Great advice. I've got the VNC suggestion working. But, it
> would be cooler to do it the SSH/X11 way. I'm just a little reluctant
> to install the Cygwin stuff on all my Windows boxes. Is there any other
> way to do this, like in an SSH client like PuTTY ?? Or do I really need
> a Windows Xserver?
To use X11 forwarding:
1. Debian SSH daemon must support it. Woody openssh does, but it is
disabled by default (presumably for security). To enable it, add
"X11Forwarding yes" to your /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
2. The SSH client must support it. I've never used PuTTY, so check the
manual. Probable cases:
1. No support. Go with plain network X11 (very highly discouraged for
connecting over the Internet, good for firewalled LANs, and
somewhere in between for wireless LANs), or use a different SSH.
2. TCP level. PuTTY will offer X forwarding if you are running an
Xserver on localhost.
3. X forwarding will be done, and converted into MS Windows calls.
If (1) or (2), you'll need an X11 server. He mentioned there was an X
server for Cygwin. Google is your friend. (I vaguely remember
reading something about a commertial product called Reflection X,
incase it helps.)
> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 02:36:17PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote:
> > snippage
> 1. the SSH/X11 way
>
> Get a windows Xserver.
>
> cygwin$ X :0 &
> cygwin$ DISPLAY=:0 ssh -X debian01
> debian01$ xterm&
>
> You will get X11 windows on your Windows desktop.
>
> 2. the TCP X11 way
>
> Get a windows Xserver.
>
> cygwin$ X :0 &
> cygwin$ ssh debian01
> debian01$ DISPLAY=winblowsbox:0 xterm&
>
> You will get X11 windows on your Windows desktop.
>
> snippage
> >
> > You tried to run an complete X session. For this you need the X server
> > to be installed. I don't even know if it works like this over SSH at
> > all.
> No, by default startx looks for /usr/bin/X, which (by debian policy) is
> an Xserver that talks to the keyboard/monitor/mouse connected to the
> computer X was run on.
>
> > > What have I done wrong? Can I run X11 over an SSH connection from a
> > > MS Windows machine?
> >
> > Perhaps you could use VNC instead.
> Or use SSH X forwarding (solution #1)
>
> If you want the minimum work, I'd suggest #3. Windows VNC clients are
> fairly easy to come by.
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