Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:53 +0200 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configuring and ssh tunneling xorg from a headless FreeBSD machine Message-ID: <4A497FE5.4080602@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <cf9b1ee00906291757q4720446cm4c7c6ba29b790323@mail.gmail.com> References: <cf9b1ee00906291757q4720446cm4c7c6ba29b790323@mail.gmail.com>
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Dan Naumov wrote: > Hello list. > > I have the following setup: a Windows Vista x64 SP1 machine (my > primary desktop) and a FreeBSD 7.2/amd64 running on a home NAS system > that's relatively powerful (Intel Atom 330 dualcore, 2gb ram). I would > like to be able to run xorg and a simple desktop on the headless > FreeBSD NAS and be able to interact with it from my Vista machine. > What are the steps I need to take for this? Obviously I need to build > xorg and some sort of a wm (probably gnome2-lite) on the FreeBSD > machine and install an xserver on the Vista machine, but then what? > Any pointers to guides and such are welcome. > You do not need a wm on the FreeBSD machine, since your Vista machine already is (with the right software of course, like Xming). If you want to tunnel your X traffic through ssh, then you'll need a ssh client on Vista as well. Putty will suffice. I think that's it: start Xming, ssh into your FreeBSD, your DISPLAY environment will be set to localhost:10.0 (that's the default offset). and fire some X client (say xterm) and it will show on your Vista. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org
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