> 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). > In textmode I am able to ping and telnet the server.
Never even thought of that. Thanks! I am guessing here, but in your ~/.xsession file, put export DISPLAY=<thinclienthost>:0 xhost +<remotehost> exec ssh -l <remotehostusername> <remotehost> <windowmanagername> You could perhaps try rsh instead of ssh to speed things up. But I cn't remeber whether rsh accepts arguments the same was as ssh. So for me, I would go export DISPLAY=scuzzie:0 xhost +suphys exec ssh -l tcon suphys fvwm > > What do I have to do now? - as I am a beginner in Linux please send me > 'foolproof`' instructions and hints. > > BTW: Is there any chance for a lowmem.bin for Debian 2.2? Um, what is lowmem.bin? Is this a DOS file? > Thanks in advance for any help and greetings from Vienna > Dieter -- TimC -- http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~tcon/ I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat
