Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:32:25 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running X without a videocard Message-ID: <20081120093225.GA51329@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <11167f520811191058m7e07c347u272dc9db0a15027d@mail.gmail.com> References: <006b01c949da$2985e9f0$7c91bdd0$@com> <20081119112554.R6005@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <200811191035.mAJAZc21042934@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <11167f520811191058m7e07c347u272dc9db0a15027d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:58:40PM -0600, Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > > X windows has client/server built into the protocol: you can run an X > > application on a machine that has no video card and display the result > > on another machine that has video facility and an X display (called an > > X server). > > Does anyone know of a tutorial or a how-to, I would like to try this out. Not sure if it is of help to you. I use XDMCP on the clients' side, and X -query xx.xx.xx.xx on the sever side. YOu need to be in the trusted network. Have a look at this thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/index.html#194794 and at the xdm(1) man page. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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