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RE: [Plug] Remote X Session
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X works like this:
The 'server' is a display server
The 'clients' are the programs you run
the client-server works like this: you run an X server on the box you
sit infront of, when you run a client program on your box, or a remote box
(with the DISPLAY env var pointing at your X server), the client (the
prorgram you ran) makes requests to the server (running on the box in
front of you) to perform display tasks.
So. Run your X server on your box (read the documentation on your X server,
determine how to enable remote X clients to connect to iti, and enable it).
Telnet in to the linux box, type (as appropriate for your shell):
export DISPLAY=192.168.0.1:0.0
replacing the ip address with the ip address of the box your X server is
running on (you can use a dns name instead of a raw ip if you have dns, and
the name of your box resolves).
Next, run something like 'xterm&' or 'netscape&' or whatever, and the
display shoudl pop up on your X server.
As far as doing the entire desktop thing soup to nuts, I don't know how
to do the whole xdm thingy to a remote box, but I suspect that it's pretty
easy.
Most of the commercial X servers for 'doze like to use rsh or rexec to
run the X client programs (like xterm or netscape as I showed above), but
I would _NOT_ recommend that you keep the r-commands enabled on the
remote box as they have tons tons tons of security issues
Remember when I circumvented the security on the hp boxes at that place
we used to work? it was because of poorly thought out rsh/rexec/rlogin
administration.
thus, as Jason suggested, use ssh -- but alas, the ssh client for 'doze
is called secure crt, and costs $$
do as thou willst, but keep your willst off of me
k
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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Charles Stack wrote:
> Okay. How do I do all this? As for ssh..I'm working on it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of Jason S.
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 8:50 AM
> To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> Subject: Re: [Plug] Remote X Session
>
>
> Run X, open an Xterm. Telnet to the other box. Set your display.
> Give yourself permission to use the display (xauth). Start
> your programs.
>
> Or, get ssh. It automates the above tasks and provides a secure
> connection.
>
> J.
>
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