From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 10 15:23:32 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 10 15:23:31 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from itouch.co.nz (itouch.co.nz [203.99.66.188]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2471737B400 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:23:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from jonc.itouch (jonc.itouch [192.168.2.21]) by itouch.co.nz (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBANMo360247; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:22:50 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from jonc@itouch.co.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by jonc.itouch (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBANMoF15187; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:22:50 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from jonc) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:22:50 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen To: Wai Chan Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xterm to/from another box Message-ID: <20001211122250.A15163@jonc.itouch> References: <000d01c062fe$148faf70$0201a8c0@platinum> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000d01c062fe$148faf70$0201a8c0@platinum>; from waichan@hpu.edu on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 01:08:16PM -1000 Sender: jonc@itouch.co.nz Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 01:08:16PM -1000, Wai Chan wrote: > Hi, > > I know RelectionX lets Windows have xterm or CDE from a unix box. Is there > any software let one unix box have the xterm or CDE of another unix box? To run a xterm from another box, you only need to set the DISPLAY environment variable on the remote host to point to your local host before invoking xterm. Running a windowmanager remotely to manage your local machine's X-server can also be done in the same manner - the caveat here is to make sure there are no local window-managers aleady running on your local machine. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message