Re: [gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Guillermo A. Amaral
On Monday 21 May 2007 09:30, Andrew Lowe wrote: > Hi all, > I'm in the process of setting up a linux box as my desktop machine. > I've got X up and running, am about to do the kde install, but have a > question regarding "remote" X windows. > > SNIP > > Any thoughts on this greatly appr

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 21 May 2007 19:01:15 +0200, Alex Schuster wrote: > If the Sun has ssh running, use ssh -X or -Y to connect. > > If not, or if this would be too much overhead and slows things down, You could use ssh -c blowfish -X/Y. Blowfish is faster and uses less CPU time while still being secure eno

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Alex Schuster
Andrew Lowe writes: > I have the situation where I have to connect to a remote, it's still > in my office but X will be running across the network, Sun server so > that I can run a CAD system. In the past I've done this from Windows > using telnet and an X emulator, exporting the DISPLAY var

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 21 May 2007, Andrew Lowe wrote: > Hi all, > I'm in the process of setting up a linux box as my desktop machine. > I've got X up and running, am about to do the kde install, but have a > question regarding "remote" X windows. > > I have the situation where I have to connect to

Re: [gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Tue, 22 May 2007 00:30:46 +0800 Andrew Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the situation where I have to connect to a remote, > it's still in my office but X will be running across the network, Sun > server so that I can run a CAD system. In the past I've done this > from Window

[gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

2007-05-21 Thread Andrew Lowe
Hi all, I'm in the process of setting up a linux box as my desktop machine. I've got X up and running, am about to do the kde install, but have a question regarding "remote" X windows. I have the situation where I have to connect to a remote, it's still in my office but X will be running ac