Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:58:38 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Richard M. Neswold" <neswold@spiv.fnal.gov>
To:        "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Re-directing X windows to a remote machine..
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971010095431.28820D-100000@spiv.fnal.gov>
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19971010060708.0076fce8@midwest.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Jonathan E. Lyons wrote:

> Is there a FAQ that spells out how to re-direct a freebsd X windows
> desktop to a remote win95/nt machine?

[ snip ]

> Btw is this even possible??!?

Use 'xdm'. It will manage X sessions on local and remote machines.  There is
a file, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers, that tells 'xdm' which displays to
control. If you comment out the local server and add your Win95 machine, xdm
will control the Win95 box, only.

  Rich

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Richard Neswold, Accelerator Div./Controls Dept |     neswold@fnal.gov
  Fermilab, PO Box 500, MS 347, Batavia, IL 60510 | voice (630) 840-3454
  'finger neswold@aduxb.fnal.gov' for PGP key     |   fax (630) 840-3093




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.96.971010095431.28820D-100000>