Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread Les Mikesell
Frank Cox wrote: > Normally I use VNC-over-SSH to provide a complete desktop to a remote user. I'd recommend trying freenx on the server with the free (as in cost) NX client from http://www.nomachine.com (linux/windows/mac clients are available) on the client side. It's much nicer than vnc espe

Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:21:09 -0700 John R Pierce wrote: > port forward localhost:8080 (or some other arbitrary port) to remote:80 > via ssh.. Thanks for the steer! -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com ___ CentOS mail

Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:23:10 -0400 Filipe Brandenburger wrote: > Yes, you can use "plink" (part of PuTTY suite: > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) on Windows to > create a port forward to the server. Thanks loads! I think I've got 'er whipped now. Just needed someone to push

Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread Frank Cox
On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:04:08 -0600 Frank Cox wrote: > The other approach would be to somehow do use some kind of ssh port-forwarding > under Firefox so he could run Firefox locally on his own computer, and somehow > access http://localhost/ledgersmb on the remote machine. Is there such a > thing

Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread Filipe Brandenburger
Hi, On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 15:04, Frank Cox wrote: > Is there a way to provide a single application to a user instead of a complete > desktop? I think that is possible by changing the .xsession or .xinitrc files of the user, have them start up only Firefox, and maybe use a minimal window manager

Re: [CentOS] vnc - single application or a "remote localhost" on Firefox

2009-08-12 Thread John R Pierce
Frank Cox wrote: > The other approach would be to somehow do use some kind of ssh port-forwarding > under Firefox so he could run Firefox locally on his own computer, and somehow > access http://localhost/ledgersmb on the remote machine. Is there such a > thing > as a "remote localhost" that woul