Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:56:41 -0400 From: Harold Hartley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Xastir] remote use from a windows computer To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I'm just wondering if I ran xastir on my linux box, can I connect to my linux box with my windows laptop over wireless network and see the graphics on my laptop like I would if I was sitting in front of my linux box. I'm curious about this as my linux box is not within my reach when I'm in bed, but I use my winXP laptop when in bed and want to do my xastir over it. Yes, cygwin has an X server that runs fine under Windows. Download and run the installer, and make sure you install an xserver (xorg or xfree86 if they don't have xorg). After installing try this: 1) Create a link in "startup" or just on your desktop that looks like this: Target: C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe XWin.exe -multiwindow Start in: C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin (if you didn't install in c:\cygwin, use that path instead) This will fire up the X server and give you an icon in your task try when you open the icon. 2) You can link the X server (which displays programs - here the windows machine) to the X client (the running program - here linux) different ways. Probably the easiest, if not the fastest, is to enable X forwarding under an SSH client like Putty, as well as on the server (in sshd_config) and then log in. Type "xastir" and it should appear on the client. Another alternative is to enable the display manager on the linux machine to respond to broadcast or direct login requests. The display manager will be something like xdm, gdm or kdm, and each will have a different way to enable it. This method is less secure, but works much better on a private network. 73, Tom White, K5EHX _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
