Andrew White on Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:37:28 -0400 (EDT)


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RE: [Plug] Trouble starting X remotely


An easier solution might be for you to use VNCViewer.  It's free.
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

I use VNC from my Linux workstation to control the consoles of NT servers
in another building, but it can just as easily provide a graphical X
screen on a Windows client.

-Andrew


On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Michael Leone wrote:

> At 02:07 PM 8/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >I managed to get X running remotely on my RH 6 box using X-WinPro for
> >Windows.  I used XDMCP to get everything started.  
> 
> Don't know what XDMCP is.
> 
> >Anyway...for those of you with Windoze boxes and want to run X, grab a copy
> >of X-WinPro.  
> 
> >From where? 
> 
> >It offers multiple window settings (Full Screen, multiple
> >windows, multiple windows with remote windows manager, etc).  If you select
> >the remote windows manager variant, your X windows co-mingle on your Windoze
> >screen but assume the look and feel of your favorite windows manager.
> 
> All I wanna do is telnet over, and see the output from a program that runs
> under X. Don't need my Windows 95 and X-Windows comingling. Do I really
> need all this to just view an X screen remotely?
> 
> 
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