Since I Just Don't Use Windows, I can't comment on this, but you might
give it a try, as the price is right:
http://cyberlynk.tucows.com/preview/1124.html
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, mike ledoux wrote:
> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 15:15:31 -0400 (EDT)
> From: mike ledoux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Suzanne Hillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: GNHLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: X Windows emulator for windows with ssh support
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Suzanne Hillman wrote:
>
> >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?
>
> It is hardly cheap, but I've used a combination of Hummingbird's
> Exceed (expensive) and PuTTY (free at
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) for this in the
> past. It does *not* handle tunnelling X through SSH, but I don't
> think any of the windows products do.
>
> >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.
>
> Have her pull back PuTTY or a different SSH client, and use that to
> connect to the linux box. Then start the X server on the
> windows box, and run 'setenv DISPLAY windowsbox:0' (or equivelent) on
> the linux box. That should do the trick.
>
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