From owner-freebsd-net Mon Sep 14 20:48:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA19315 for freebsd-net-outgoing; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:48:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from relay.pair.com (relay1.pair.com [209.68.1.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA19310 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rjent@rjent.pair.com) Received: from cow (jc-19.connect.more.net [204.185.50.35]) by relay.pair.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA25351 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 23:46:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199809150346.XAA25351@relay.pair.com> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 22:29:32 -0600 From: RJEnt Reply-To: rjent@rjent.pair.com To: "freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: Re: Xwindows sessions from Windoze95? Organization: RJEnt X-mailer: FoxMail 2.1 [en] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 9/14/98 10:36:00 PM, you wrote: >> I am interested in haveing several users run an X sesion (on a FreeBSD 2.2.6 box running the X11R6 it >> shipped with) from there Win95 boxes. I know two unix boxes can do this. I know that the win95 boxes will >> need some kind of client software and I read about VNC but concluded that it was only for a single >> session I think, plus I needed there server software from what I could gather. I have no experience in this >> and see lots of possibilties if it would work. I would like to continue to use the X11R6 on the BSD server if >> possible. I need to have access for about 50 stations to start. > >By X-Session I assume you want to run X programs on the bsd box and >display them on the PC's ? > Yes. >I use the Exceed from Hummingbird to accomplish this. It has a different >version for NT & 95. It lets you run an X-Server on the PC so that >users can export DISPLAY=hostpc:0 on the bsd box and have the window >open on their pc. > >Downside is that Exceed costs a lot. But it is a full fledged package. > >I did see some demo version of X-server for PC which lets you connect >to a single host box at a time. I might have a copy at work. > >If you need it, I can look it up. > I am in need of something to help me centralize some of my admin tasks and I love the Xwindows concept! I dislike Windoze and I can not offer much security to Windoze users localy, but I can restrict access to a Xwindows session;) and info kept on the FreeBSD box. Thanks for the input!! And yes I would be interested in any info you can offer:) >Suggestions anyone ? > http://www.rjent.pair.com FreeBSD, Nothing but the BEST! Samba + FreeBSD =FreePDC! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message