On 29 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Thu, 28 June 2001, Jack Coates wrote:
>
> >
> > On 28 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > I used to go around this by remoting into my Windows box and browsing from
>there. I'm rapidly trying to figure out how to do X Window over ssh from my work
>WinNT box to a friends Red Hat 7 box.
> > >
> > > -sp
> >
> > I've done this -- if you can get your friend to use VNC over SSH it will
> > make your life a lot easier.
> >
> > If you can get a commercial X server like Hummingbird or Exceed, then
> > TTSSH is a good way to go. Just install both, set up a connection in
> > TTSSH and click the 'forward X' button. Done.
> >
> > But if you can't get a commercial X server, you might want to look at
> > Cygwin. I'm using it on Win2K now to provide CLI. I've started X from
> > Cygwin once or twice to make sure it worked, but realize you're working
> > with twm until you can compile something else (easier said than done wih
> > Cygwin). You used to be able to get a free server from Metro, MI/X or
> > some such, but it was really quite awful.
> >
> > --
> > Jack Coates
> > Monkeynoodle: It's what's for dinner!
>
> I happen to have Hummingbird Exceed. There is a lot about XWindow stuff I don't
>understand though. I downloaded TeraTermpro and tissh and checked the forward box,
>but not having used Exceed much, it is not been a quick pick up for me. I shall
>persist though. Any pointers to a how to or faq?
>
> -sp
>
Hummingbird Exceed, that's right. The other one I was thinking of was
WRQ Reflections.
The important thing to remember about X is it's all backwards. At the X
layer it's
you <-> server <-> ssh <-> Internet <-> sshd <-> gcalc (client)
which is confusing if you're used to thinking
you <-> client <-> Internet <-> server
Make sure Exceed is running. Hopefully it won't need anything special, I
haven't used it. WRQ needed nothing extra.
SSH to the Linux box. When you get a prompt, try typing gcalc&. If you
get an error about $DISPLAY, check your /etc/sshd.config for
X11Forwarding yes. In the meantime, simply type
export $DISPLAY=your.public.host.name.or.ip:0.0
or whatever similar phrases your shell requires to initialize and export
a variable. Then try again. If you're not getting anywhere, start a
second SSH session and use tcpdump | grep -v ssh to monitor (or get
jiggy with tcpdump's options).
--
Jack Coates
Monkeynoodle: It's what's for dinner!
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