I'm pretty sure that you end up needing two separate software products to
accomplish the desired result. The SSH software handles communications securely,
and the X-windows package handles the display. Working together they provide the
ability to throw an X display to a PC through an SSH pipe.
I am doing just that (actually, trying to do it, the reliability is below my
personal requirements, but I believe that is a configuration problem on the
firewall in between my PC and the server I'm trying to access).
Products I'm using are:
X windows PC server: I have Exceed, from Hummingbird
<http://www.hummingbird.com/> on both Win98 and Win2k.
SSH comms package: I have the F-Secure SSH package from DataFellows
(previously F-Secure) <http://www.dataFellows.com/> on Win98, Win2K and Linux. On
Linux I also have OpenSSH from <http://www.openssh.com/>.
Another resource is <http://www.freessh.org/> but I cannot vouch for the quality
of content there, and I can't help but be a little skeptical about a site run by
"Internet Sabotage" :-)
Good luck!
--Bruce McCulley
Suzanne Hillman wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A classmate has asked me if I know of an X windows emulator for windows
> with ssh support. She needs to be able to get her windows box to allow a
> program running on a remote linux box use her display. However, the linux
> box in question only allows for ssh connections (are we impressed? A
> university computer that's actually trying to be secure? :).
>
> I have not played with any of the x emulators out there, so I know nothing
> about their capabilities. Does anyone know of a (free or really cheap) x
> emulator for windows she can download which will accept an ssh connection
> to her windows display?
>
> Note: I'm having a hell of a time trying to find the right words, so bear
> with me if I didn't manange to use the correct termonology. :)
>
> She said that she tried to use Xwin32, but that the only options it gave
> were rsh-like things. Nothing secure.
>
> Let me know. I'll pass any info along to her.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Suzanne
>
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