On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 12:27:05PM +0200, Schoppitsch Dieter wrote: > Hi, > > I want to run X-Applications on my (old) laptop (486; Debian 2.0) while > connected (via PLIP) to the Server (Pentium, Suse 7.1). > > On the laptop I installed the X-server - that means - I am able to move the > mouse-cursor on the screen only (no menues, no window). > On the server I installed the whole X-stuff (KDE, applications).
You might want a less graphics-heavy window manager, since KDE makes the X server work harder than e.g. WindowMaker or AfterStep. I use uwm or fvwm2 myself. > In textmode I am able to ping and telnet the server. Use ssh. It's a good idea to get in the habit of _always_ using ssh instead of telnet, even when the extra security isn't needed. A 486 is fast enough for login sessions, if not file copying and forwarding X connections over ssh. > > What do I have to do now? - as I am a beginner in Linux please send me > 'foolproof`' instructions and hints. First, you need to remove -nolisten tcp from /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc on the laptop, so you don't have to tunnel connections over ssh. (Not really needed on a point-to-point link like plip). On the laptop, start X. (like you've done, so you can move the mouse around and stuff.) Use CTRL+ALT+F1 to get back to a text console. Log in to the fast machine, and run DISPLAY=laptop:0 xterm & (or wmaker, or some other window manager. If your laptop doesn't suck too much, you could run a lightweight window manager on it, like fvwm2 or something.) Use CTRL+ALT+F7 to get back to X. Enjoy. (Someone else posted directions for using XDMCP (X -query ...), if you want to run xdm/kdm on the fast machine.) -- #define X(x,y) x##y Peter Cordes ; e-mail: X([EMAIL PROTECTED] , ns.ca) "The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish the hours! Confound him, too, who in this place set up a sundial, to cut and hack my day so wretchedly into small pieces!" -- Plautus, 200 BCE
