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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>
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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.

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Anton Shterenlikht
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