Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:15:38 +0000 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote X display Message-ID: <20040122151538.GC54084@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20040122150846.GC1731@rtl.org> References: <20040122145353.GB54084@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040122150846.GC1731@rtl.org>
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:08:46AM -0500, Jason Stewart wrote: : On 22/01/04 14:53 +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: : > : > Hi all, : > : > I have been looking all over for a concise howto for remote X on FreeBSD. I : > see some that involve changing config files in the xdm directory, others use : > xhost, and another uses xfig, which doesn't exist under FreeBSD AFAICT. : > : > All I want to do is use a laptop in a local network to be an X client : > connected to a more powerful desktop machine. I'm not worried about : > security. : > : > Is xhosts and the DISPLAY variable all I need? Or do I need to go through : > all of the xdm configuration hoops? : > : : One idea is to use SSH. : If you have sshd on the remote desktop you can use ssh -X to enable : X11 forwarding. Just ssh into the remote box and run the X : application and you're set to go, provided that X11 forwarding is : enabled in the remote sshd_config. Ah, I remember seeing this before, now that I think about it. Thanks for the reminder. Do I do this from the console or from an xterm? In other words, should X already be running? NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks. jm -- My other computer is your windows box.
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