On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 11:35, Louis Selvon wrote: > > Where is it for RH 7.1 ? > > >I suspect it's somewhere obscure in /usr/X11R6/lib/something. "locate > gdm.conf" or "find / -name gdm.conf" will find it for you. > > Louis> Thanks for that. But after browsing the forums and emailing the support > staff for my server, I found out that they do not install the X Window system > on the servers they give. So looks like I've got to install it first. What's > the easiest way for me to do this remotely ? Can I use "up2date" to get the > files, and what are all the rpm files I need to install either Gnome and/or > KDE ?
you can use up2date. I prefer to use apt-rpm. Google around for it, I think freshrpms have a good page somewhere. They also have a repository for various redhat versions. You could upgrade your server to redhat 8.0 over the wire if you like then - but I'm told that doesn't work so well, so read up before you try it. > >Here's what I suggest as an alternative: > >Get teraterm and ttssh (only because I know for a fact that it can do X > forwarding). Start your X server. Run ttssh and connect to your server > in the US - set ttssh to "forward X connections". Start whatever program > you need to use accross the internet. Crank up the compression settings > on teraterm and you'll find this is generally a less painful experience. > > Louis> Where can I get "teraterm" ? You say start the X server. Once I install > Gnome or KDE isn't the X server always up and running across a live server ? google for teraterm. and no. The X server is the piece of software you run on your local machine to display stuff on the screen. I have a vague memory of having explained this in a previous email. > >There's probably some additional gotchas, but that's the basic principle > - forward X over your SSH tunnel. > > Louis> I have Putty that I use to connect remotely. I can do both Telnet and > SSH. But I think I will permanently disabled Telnet on the server. For that I > just set "disabled" to "YES" from the "/etc/xinetd.d/wp_telnet" file on this > server, and that should do it right ? Do I need to restart Apache for the new > changes to take effect ? That's right, but you need to restart xinetd for changes to take effect, not apache. > > >If you're doing remote administration you *need* ssh. > > The ssh that ships with cygwin will do this as well IIRC. > > Louis> How do I run ssh with cgiwin ? ummm. Type "ssh" :) > > > I initially tried VNC for this but never got it working. So I gave up. But I > am feeling confident with cgiwin/XFREE86. > > >there are two really nice things about vnc - first is that you have a > persistent session, second is that you can tunnel it over ssh. Might be > worth persisting with, depending on what you really need. Getting ssh to > forward X is probably the easiest. > > Louis> Well if I get some help on this one I will definetely give it a go > again. There are some exellent documents out there which explain the process. It's fairly straightforward. Probably moreso if you use the linux stuff rather than windows. > > So which is better then using "teraterm" or "VNC" or have both setup and then > I see which best suits me ? > > I just bought a Networking guide for homebased setups, and it has a copy of > VNC on there. VNC 3.3 for Windows, and VNC 2.8 for Linux. Don't bother installing the linux one. There are rpms for it. > > Actually it might be a good idea for me to try both VNC and teraterm for my > local network to see how it's setup, and then I can progress with the live > server. But I want to at least install an X Window on the live server at this > very moment. I am on holidays now so have time to do this right now. good plan. James. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
