Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 06:06:24PM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:59:31AM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > > > > > Oooh, you know I think I'm just doing 'ssh' and expecting it to work or > > > give me a huge obvious error. I have enabled ForwardX11 in > > > /etc/ssh/ssh_conf on the desktop. You're probably right that it is a > > > question of '-X' or '-Y'. I shall have to try this out when I get home > > > tonight. What is the difference between trusted and untrusted X11 > > > forwarding? > > > > Untrusted is safer when you don't trust the security of the machine > > you're connecting to, but it doesn't work for a lot of X applications. > > You were right a -Y did it. I'm sure i've done this with just -X before. > Oh well. Thanks a bunch. Yeah, ssh only sprouted a -Y recently. Kris pgpB2Vw1ow1rg.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:59:31AM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > > > Oooh, you know I think I'm just doing 'ssh' and expecting it to work or > > give me a huge obvious error. I have enabled ForwardX11 in > > /etc/ssh/ssh_conf on the desktop. You're probably right that it is a > > question of '-X' or '-Y'. I shall have to try this out when I get home > > tonight. What is the difference between trusted and untrusted X11 > > forwarding? > > Untrusted is safer when you don't trust the security of the machine > you're connecting to, but it doesn't work for a lot of X applications. You were right a -Y did it. I'm sure i've done this with just -X before. Oh well. Thanks a bunch. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:59:31AM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > Oooh, you know I think I'm just doing 'ssh' and expecting it to work or > give me a huge obvious error. I have enabled ForwardX11 in > /etc/ssh/ssh_conf on the desktop. You're probably right that it is a > question of '-X' or '-Y'. I shall have to try this out when I get home > tonight. What is the difference between trusted and untrusted X11 > forwarding? Untrusted is safer when you don't trust the security of the machine you're connecting to, but it doesn't work for a lot of X applications. Kris pgpMZiOK9lDxu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:10:08AM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > > Hi, > > I.m having a problem with x-forwarding. I have looked through past > > questions but I haven.t seen anything on this particular topic. I have > > two FreeBSD 5.2_1 machines at home, one of which I run headless. Usually > > I manage the headless machine from windows using x-forwarding and either > > exceed or x-win and putty. Recently I decided that I hate windows so much > > that it was time to change fulltime to FreeBSD on my desktop however a > > problem arises. When I forward anything from the server to my desktop > > machine I don't get the contents of any window. The window frame appears > > along with the title and is sized correctly but there is nothing inside > > the frame. > > > > I have tried using several different window managers and different users > > in the hopes it was some sort of setting I had accidentally triggered > > but to no avail. Has anybody seen this before and how do I fix it? > > I assume that it is a problem on the desktop machine since forwarding > > does work between the server and other boxes. > > How are you doing the "X Forwarding"? Exporting DISPLAY directly? > Tunneling over SSH with "ssh -X" or "ssh -Y" (you probably want the > latter)? Oooh, you know I think I'm just doing 'ssh' and expecting it to work or give me a huge obvious error. I have enabled ForwardX11 in /etc/ssh/ssh_conf on the desktop. You're probably right that it is a question of '-X' or '-Y'. I shall have to try this out when I get home tonight. What is the difference between trusted and untrusted X11 forwarding? > Kris > Thanks for your insight, Kris. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 08:10:08AM -0600, Simon Timms wrote: > Hi, > I.m having a problem with x-forwarding. I have looked through past > questions but I haven.t seen anything on this particular topic. I have > two FreeBSD 5.2_1 machines at home, one of which I run headless. Usually > I manage the headless machine from windows using x-forwarding and either > exceed or x-win and putty. Recently I decided that I hate windows so much > that it was time to change fulltime to FreeBSD on my desktop however a > problem arises. When I forward anything from the server to my desktop > machine I don't get the contents of any window. The window frame appears > along with the title and is sized correctly but there is nothing inside > the frame. > > I have tried using several different window managers and different users > in the hopes it was some sort of setting I had accidentally triggered > but to no avail. Has anybody seen this before and how do I fix it? > I assume that it is a problem on the desktop machine since forwarding > does work between the server and other boxes. How are you doing the "X Forwarding"? Exporting DISPLAY directly? Tunneling over SSH with "ssh -X" or "ssh -Y" (you probably want the latter)? Kris pgpbPGVDUqFNU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: x-forwarding problem - no window contents
On Jun 4, 2004, at 10:10 AM, Simon Timms wrote: I have tried using several different window managers and different users in the hopes it was some sort of setting I had accidentally triggered but to no avail. Has anybody seen this before and how do I fix it? I assume that it is a problem on the desktop machine since forwarding does work between the server and other boxes. Does compression (-C) on ssh have any effect? I've noticed some programs run very slow without compression (and even then, still run with a bit of lag...like Pan... :-( Does it work better if you connect to a ssh-forwarded VNC session? Anything showing up in logs for ssh? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
