still had this somewhere in my mailbox... Piwi >From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Older PC and DOS Internet Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [SURVPC] e: [SURVPC]X on surv486 >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:48:33 +0000 > >Soulement wrote: > > > > I'd be fascinated as hell if you took the time to detail > > the connections and particulars for me, as I am falling > > over several abandoned 486-33' s as I speak. > >OK, take two 486s. Each needs 8meg RAM (or more). >We'll call one the CLI machine and other the GUI machine. >If one of the computers is better than the other, make >it the CLI machine. Initially, each machine will need >its own screen and keyboard; but once everything is going >well, the screen/keyboard can be removed from the CLI >machine. > >Install X on the GUI machine and make sure it is running >perfectly. The CLI machine does not require a full X >installation (just the X libs and xpm). Install your >X applications (e.g. Netscape 3.04) on the CLI machine. >Yes, Netscape runs on the CLI machine and is displayed >on the GUI machine. BTW the Linux binary of non-gold >Netscape 3.04 (which is a 2meg download from the Netscape >site) works fine with Slackware 3.x. However, if you are >using a different distribution, you may find that it uses >libraries which you are missing. > >Network the two computers together. Ethernet is best, >but a parallel cable (plip) will also work (it's a bit >sluggish, but usable). Insmod, ifconfig, route add. >The usual networking stuff. Let me know if you want >a step-by-step through this part. > >The modem goes on the CLI machine. Set up ppp and use >lynx to make sure it is working perfectly. Let me know >if you want a step-by-step through this part. > >OK, we are ready to go. Start X on the GUI machine. >You'll probably have room for an xterm and a small >wm (although we can do without them if necessary). >In the xterm, enter: >-------------------------------- >xhost <address of CLI machine> >-------------------------------- > >On the CLI machine, enter: >------------------------------------------- >export DISPLAY=<address of GUI machine>:0 >xterm & >------------------------------------------- >This will give you an xterm on the GUI machine from which >you can launch applications located on the CLI machine. > >However, if you want to run Netscape and the CLI machine >only has 8meg RAM, it's performance will suffer if you >have other processes running. So you should replace >"xterm &" with "exec netscape". You'll also want to turn >off unnecessary daemons. (BTW the above method of linking >the GUI and CLI machines does not require any daemons, >not even inetd). > >If you need assistance with any of these steps, let me >know and I'll try to talk you through it. > >Cheers, >Steven > >To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. >Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
