Dear Aldo, Sean, FAQ maintainer, and all others,
> Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 09:39:56 +0200 (CEST)
I admit this is a tad old but I was away for a couple of weeks. Also,
there seem to be no further replies, at least under the same subject
heading, so let's have a look:
> I think that what you want is to be able to log graphically (via xdm)
> into the unix server from the pc, so that you will get the same
> environment you have when you log in directly from the server console.
If this indeed is the case, you can't use ssh to secure the connection.
> If this is right, you should take a look at the man page of xdm
> (or whatever display management tool your server uses: for Linux
> it could be kdm or gdm). You must be sure to allow graphical
> logins from other machines (perhaps only machines on the local
> network). Then you should try to connect with eXceed using
> XDMCP (broadcast or direct connection). A similar setup
> worked for me using kdm (Linux) and StarNet X-Win32.
Note that this uses raw, unencrypted, unprotected, untunneled X.
> I think, but don't trust me on this :-),
> that you should forward over the secure connection the XDMCP
> conversation between the machines. Perhaps you could try starting
> xdm from within a ssh telnet style session. I think you have to be
> root to start xdm, though. But you could solve this with a suid root
> executable, or sudo.
You are right... in what you say first.
It is not possible to forward XDMCP over ssh, because it uses UDP, not
TCP. I guess this should be a frequently asked question, and while it
would fit nicely within the section 5.5 that discusses forwarding other
UDP-based services, maybe it should have a section of its own so as to
stand out better in the table of contents. This is assuming, of course,
that somebody actually reads the FAQ sometimes, which is a very broad
assumption...
Sean:
>> I feel like I'm nearly there, so can anyone point me in the right
>> direction for what I need to do to start a CDE so it will be displayed
>> on the local X server?
If you want the PC to look like an X terminal, you can't do this securely.
But maybe you'll be able to start dtwm manually after having logged in,
if your X server on the PC allows you to use a window manager on the
remote end instead of using Windows for that purpose. I seem to remember
eXceed used to allow this, but it's a good while since I did anything
with Windows, so I'm not so sure about the current breed.
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