<quote who="Jaspreet Singh"> > hi , > i have to work on a server which only allows > telnet > so who do i allow opening x11 though telnet > > i tried export DISPLAY=0:0..... but :-(
if the ONLY port open is telnet then there is nothing you can do. if you have control over the system you can remove the telnet server and run ssh on the telnet port to get around firewalls or whatever. but if you can ONLY use the telnet protocol and all other ports are blocked your stuck, as far as i know .. the company i work for has a commerical solution that can run X apps through a telnet session, it seems popular with some organizations, i really don't understand why they use telnet still though. the commercial solution requires installing a custom X server on the target host though. i don't use it myself, so can't comment on it but if your interested in trying a demo i can point you to where you can get more info on the product .. email me off list at: aphro .AT. aphroland .DOT. org so it will show up in my main mailbox otherwise it may get lost in the flood of mails this account recieves. nate
