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Date:      Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:54:35 -0700
From:      David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com>
To:        Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Remote Connections
Message-ID:  <3958EA5B.D1E926ED@acuson.com>
References:  <20000627061451.7285.qmail@hotmail.com> <3958A097.55C71BBF@uswest.net>

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Joe Warner wrote:
> 
> Thanks guys!  I was already aware of these types of programs and have
> experimented with several.  X-WinPro works pretty good, even though it has a
> 30 min. time limit.  I'll try some of the others you mentioned.  I just
> thought that maybe there was another way of connecting besides telnet, that I
> had overlooked. Thanks for your help.  Joe

If you're connecting from another Unix machine, there are several ways
besides telnet. rsh and rlogin or two of them. However, I understand
that there are security issues with these and one should use ssh
instead. I believe some form of ssh is available for Windows.

I've never used any of the Window X-servers, but when connecting unix to
unix you need to set your display variable and export the host (read the
fine X manual). BTW, someone mentioned exporting the host with 'xhost
+'. This is a big security no-no. It will allow anyone on the network to
use the host display.

David


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