Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:48:04 +0000 From: Xian <ian@codepad.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: window managers don't work over ssh Message-ID: <200501191548.04993.ian@codepad.net> In-Reply-To: <200501181019.55970.ian@codepad.net> References: <200501172343.27077.ian@codepad.net> <20050118011736.GA43370@bsdbox.farid-hajji.net> <200501181019.55970.ian@codepad.net>
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On Tuesday 18 January 2005 10:19, Xian wrote: > On Tuesday 18 January 2005 01:17, cpghost@cordula.ws wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 11:43:27PM +0000, Xian wrote: > > > I cant seem to make any window manager work over ssh, but they all work > > > locally. I am using Xorg now, and i didn't have this problem with > > > XFree86. > > > > > > I start X with just xterm for testing: > > > > > > startx /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm > > > > > > and then type > > > > > > ssh -CXf my.home.machine twm > > > > Hello Xian, > > > > sometimes using -Y instead of -X solves a lot of X11 forwarding > > problems. Not sure if it would solve your problem, but did you try this? > > > > > in the xterm and it tells me it cant find any unmanaged screens. > > > > > > Ive no idea whats doing wrong because other X apps work over ssh and > > > window managers work locally. > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > -- > > > /Xian > > > > Good luck, > > -cpghost. > > -Y does work on my main machine to test it > > startx /usr/bin/ssh -Y anothe.machine twm -- :1 > > I will mostly be using this from college as I take a FreeSBIE CD with me > and us that instead of whatever M$ windowz happens to be on the machine. > I'll have a good look into what -Y really dose today. > > Thanks :D I'm not quite sure what -Y does after reading the ssh man page. I see that it give the X client more access to your server in some way but not what way. I am running the X server from a FreeSBIE machine, and connecting to my home machine to run KDE. Is this secure enough? -- /Xian "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." Albert Einstein
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