Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:13:09 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, Numard (Norberto Meijome) <numard@smartmedia.com.ar> Subject: Re: What do i need to use X remotely? Message-ID: <XFMail.980715121309.malte@webmore.com> In-Reply-To: <19980715171856.F15083@freebie.lemis.com>
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On 15-Jul-98 Greg Lehey wrote: > On Wednesday, 15 July 1998 at 16:49:38 +1000, Numard (Norberto Meijome) > wrote: >> HI! >> i have a FreeBSD server in USA, and since i'm in Sydney,i've to telnet >> into it all the time :). >> I'm also using Linux here, so i was thinking how could i export the >> DISPLAY to my Linux (from X-progs. in FreeBSD, such as X-emacs,etc). >> Will it be fast over a 33.600 line (on my side, the other end has lots >> of bandwith). > > No. Have a look at "man lbxproxy". Malte. > >> Also, what libs do i have to install on the freebsd side? > > They should already be installed. You need the X clients. > > I've just tried this in reverse, and I discover that the performance > is acceptable, but significantly slower than telnet. In particular, > things like iconifying windows, covering them and then uncovering > them, cause a significant amount of traffic. > > I think I wouldn't bother doing this for xterm, but it might be > interesting for real X applications. > > Greg > -- > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Date: 15-Jul-98 Time: 12:11:52 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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