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Date:      Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:18:56 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        "Numard (Norberto Meijome)" <numard@smartmedia.com.ar>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: What do i need to use X remotely?
Message-ID:  <19980715171856.F15083@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <35AC5102.D86FAB53@smartmedia.com.ar>; from Numard (Norberto Meijome) on Wed, Jul 15, 1998 at 04:49:38PM %2B1000
References:  <35AC5102.D86FAB53@smartmedia.com.ar>

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On Wednesday, 15 July 1998 at 16:49:38 +1000, Numard (Norberto Meijome) wrote:
> HI!
> i have a FreeBSD server in USA, and since i'm in Sydney,i've to telnet
> into it all the time :).
> I'm also using Linux here, so i was thinking how could i export the
> DISPLAY to my Linux (from X-progs. in FreeBSD, such as X-emacs,etc).
> Will it be fast over a 33.600 line (on my side, the other end has lots
> of bandwith).

No.

> Also, what libs do i have to install on the freebsd side?

They should already be installed.  You need the X clients.

I've just tried this in reverse, and I discover that the performance
is acceptable, but significantly slower than telnet.  In particular,
things like iconifying windows, covering them and then uncovering
them, cause a significant amount of traffic.

I think I wouldn't bother doing this for xterm, but it might be
interesting for real X applications.

Greg
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