Re: configuring and ssh tunneling xorg from a headless FreeBSD machine
Hi, On 30 June 2009 am 08:57:23 Dan Naumov wrote: > Hello list. > > I have the following setup: a Windows Vista x64 SP1 machine (my > primary desktop) and a FreeBSD 7.2/amd64 running on a home NAS > system that's relatively powerful (Intel Atom 330 dualcore, 2gb > ram). I would like to be able to run xorg and a simple desktop > on the headless FreeBSD NAS and be able to interact with it > from my Vista machine. What are the steps I need to take for > this? Obviously I need to build xorg and some sort of a wm install cygwin on the Windows machine and then use its telnet or ssh to connect to your FreeBSD machine. > (probably gnome2-lite) on the FreeBSD machine and install an > xserver on the Vista machine, but then what? Any pointers to > guides and such are welcome. > All you need on the FreeBSD machine is an installed X and telnet or better ssh enabled. It is your choice where you run the WM. It can run on the Windows machine - which gives a better response - or the FreeBSD machine. Start small with telnet and plain X on FreeBSD enabled and cygwin with X. X can display then your windows directly as Windows windows. Erich ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: configuring and ssh tunneling xorg from a headless FreeBSD machine
Dan Naumov wrote: > Hello list. > > I have the following setup: a Windows Vista x64 SP1 machine (my > primary desktop) and a FreeBSD 7.2/amd64 running on a home NAS system > that's relatively powerful (Intel Atom 330 dualcore, 2gb ram). I would > like to be able to run xorg and a simple desktop on the headless > FreeBSD NAS and be able to interact with it from my Vista machine. > What are the steps I need to take for this? Obviously I need to build > xorg and some sort of a wm (probably gnome2-lite) on the FreeBSD > machine and install an xserver on the Vista machine, but then what? > Any pointers to guides and such are welcome. > You do not need a wm on the FreeBSD machine, since your Vista machine already is (with the right software of course, like Xming). If you want to tunnel your X traffic through ssh, then you'll need a ssh client on Vista as well. Putty will suffice. I think that's it: start Xming, ssh into your FreeBSD, your DISPLAY environment will be set to localhost:10.0 (that's the default offset). and fire some X client (say xterm) and it will show on your Vista. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
configuring and ssh tunneling xorg from a headless FreeBSD machine
Hello list. I have the following setup: a Windows Vista x64 SP1 machine (my primary desktop) and a FreeBSD 7.2/amd64 running on a home NAS system that's relatively powerful (Intel Atom 330 dualcore, 2gb ram). I would like to be able to run xorg and a simple desktop on the headless FreeBSD NAS and be able to interact with it from my Vista machine. What are the steps I need to take for this? Obviously I need to build xorg and some sort of a wm (probably gnome2-lite) on the FreeBSD machine and install an xserver on the Vista machine, but then what? Any pointers to guides and such are welcome. Please keep me CCed as I am not subscribed. - Sincerely, Dan Naumov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
