Hi,
On Sat, Apr 18 at 07:35, Martin Hepworth wrote:
> So whats wrong with ssh on its own, or if need a gui x11 tunnelled over ssh
> to an x-server on the remote?
Can I also just say Duh?
What's wrong with using X11 or as often known X-windows. It's a client/
server system designed from day one to allow remote machines to display
graphics on another remote server. It's the default on most Unix/Linux
boxes, all be it with remote and local systems being the same machine on
todays PCs.
At work I just ssh to a remote box, local net or other side of the world.
Behind the scenes ssh tells the remote where the graphics display is
located. Then any graphics utility I fire off appears in my local
machine's desktop, fully intergrated, no problem.
Been doing that since 1986 at least. Remote desktop and the like are just
tools to help Microsoft Windows to catch up with Unix common practice.
If you have firewalls or similar in the way just add -X to your ssh
parameters to create an automatic tunnel.
ps. Yes I have run X11 over 64kbps ISDN links. It was not zippy but it
did work.
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