Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 01:58:28 -0400 (EDT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Satya Devireddy <satya@dspsoft.com> Cc: RJEnt <rjent@rjent.pair.com>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Xwindows sessions from Windoze95? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9809150157490.1639-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809142230250.23452-100000@srv.kapmail.com>
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A freebie that works, but isn't terribly full-featured is at www.microimages.com... --- Charles Sprickman spork@super-g.com On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Satya Devireddy wrote: > > I am interested in haveing several users run an X sesion (on a FreeBSD 2.2.6 box running the X11R6 it > > shipped with) from there Win95 boxes. I know two unix boxes can do this. I know that the win95 boxes will > > need some kind of client software and I read about VNC but concluded that it was only for a single > > session I think, plus I needed there server software from what I could gather. I have no experience in this > > and see lots of possibilties if it would work. I would like to continue to use the X11R6 on the BSD server if > > possible. I need to have access for about 50 stations to start. > > By X-Session I assume you want to run X programs on the bsd box and > display them on the PC's ? > > I use the Exceed from Hummingbird to accomplish this. It has a different > version for NT & 95. It lets you run an X-Server on the PC so that > users can export DISPLAY=hostpc:0 on the bsd box and have the window > open on their pc. > > Downside is that Exceed costs a lot. But it is a full fledged package. > > I did see some demo version of X-server for PC which lets you connect > to a single host box at a time. I might have a copy at work. > > If you need it, I can look it up. > > Suggestions anyone ? > > -Satya > ----------------- > Satya Devireddy > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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