From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 31 02:45:25 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 163A716A41A for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:45:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB53C13C447 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:45:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBV2GrGv031483 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:16:53 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd08@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:16:53 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200712241005.45959.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <539c60b90712270035m591d1709g107e48fff9d9caee@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90712270035m591d1709g107e48fff9d9caee@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200712302016.53770.freebsd08@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: remote x session X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:45:25 -0000 On Thursday 27 December 2007 02:35:05 am Steve Franks wrote: > Perhaps I misunderstand, but I use x11vnc on the 'server' and > vncviewer or tightvnc on the 'client'. There are several pages to > google on tunneling it thru ssh, and it's much better with latency > than sending x iteslf over ssh, I'm told. If you start x11vnc with no > options, it will export the current session/desktop, but there is a > switch to have it spawn a new x session also. All the other vnc ports > only spawn new sessions, and I usually use it to help my wife fix > problems when I'm away at the office ;) > > Best, > Steve well ultimately, im looking for something that i can operate a headless server with. the server itself wouldnt be pre-logged into any x session (be it kde, gnome, xfce or whatever), so thats why im trying to get its x session into a window of my local desktop. i need to read up on x11vnc, and if it would do that, then i would open to looking at that to fill my need. cheers, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd08 _@_ dfwlp.com