On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 12:52:34AM +0200, guy keren wrote:
>
> On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Arieh Bibliowicz wrote:
>
> > I intalled in my house a Mandrake7.2 linux as a masquerading server that
> > connects to the internet using ppp and is connected to a home net.
> > I wan to run remote X applications and use ANOTHER computer in the network
> > (not the server) as the DISPLAY. Howcan I do this?
>
> one option is to install a port redirector on the masquerading server,
> have it bind to port 6001 on the server machine, and forward connections
> to port 6000 on the other local machine. then login to the remove
> machine, setenv DISPLAY masquerading_server:1.0
>
> and then try launching an xterm. if that work, you're done. ofcourse,
> you'll still need to mess with x authorization, but i guess you're
> familiar with that.
>
> btw, with netfilter (kernel 2.4), there is kernel-support for port
> redirection.
Alternatively (easier IMHO), use ssh -X. More secure, too. Login into
the router, set DISPLAY to the location of the X server, and ssh -X
anywhere.
- Adi Stav
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