Let me add one more thing... I can open a virtual console, log in, and type something like X :2 -indirect 123.123.123.123 and get a chooser. I know this gets me from point A to point B, but it won't do when it comes time to script this. How can I get to point B in a script?
Thanks, Ryan On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 13:12, Ryan Leathers wrote: > How can I connect to a remote X client? Can I run a Gnome display from > some remote host in a window inside my default display? Can I do it in > a virtual console? > > I think I'm groping in the right area but it hasn't dawned on me how to > do this. > > I have a PC which starts up in runlevel 5 and runs gnome. I want it to > do this every time it boots - this part works fine today. I want to be > able to connect to some remote host and run full screen (or nearly full > screen) while retaining the ability to toggle between the two displays. > Since I know I will get some well intended suggestions which won't be > the least bit helpful, here is a list of things I don't want help with: > > I do NOT want to run chooser to do this - I always want my local X on my > default display when I boot. > I do not want to tunnel individual x apps through ssh. > I do not want to use VNC instead. > > FYI, once I understand how to do this I will want to script up a VPN > client connection followed by an X connection to a remote host. I know > how to handle the VPN part already. > > -- > Ryan Leathers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Global Knowledge -- Ryan Leathers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Global Knowledge -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
