On Wednesday 11 July 2001 07:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> POI-
> You might want to note that the machine you run the application on (ie. NOT
> the one you are typing at), needs to be able to resolve whatever your local
> hostname is, as TELNET sets up the DISPLAY environment variable as:
> DISPLAY=hostname:0.0
>
> So if your machine is not resolvable by DNS, you might consider adding an
> entry in /etc/hosts for your local workstation.
>
> I use ssh with XForwarding stuff turned on (in the client config and server
> config both)
> I like that better because I don't have to deal with the above issue, not
> to mention I can run X Apps securely over the Internet without poking holes
> in my firewall!
> Note that running through ssh is a little bit slower, but it only uses the
> established connection! Pretty sweet, eh?
Sure would love to see a good SxS on all this X stuff....
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+ Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 07/11/01 09:12 +
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"It's lonely at the top, but you eat better."
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