Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:16:53 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd08@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote x session Message-ID: <200712302016.53770.freebsd08@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90712270035m591d1709g107e48fff9d9caee@mail.gmail.com> References: <200712241005.45959.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <539c60b90712270035m591d1709g107e48fff9d9caee@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 27 December 2007 02:35:05 am Steve Franks wrote: > Perhaps I misunderstand, but I use x11vnc on the 'server' and > vncviewer or tightvnc on the 'client'. There are several pages to > google on tunneling it thru ssh, and it's much better with latency > than sending x iteslf over ssh, I'm told. If you start x11vnc with no > options, it will export the current session/desktop, but there is a > switch to have it spawn a new x session also. All the other vnc ports > only spawn new sessions, and I usually use it to help my wife fix > problems when I'm away at the office ;) > > Best, > Steve well ultimately, im looking for something that i can operate a headless server with. the server itself wouldnt be pre-logged into any x session (be it kde, gnome, xfce or whatever), so thats why im trying to get its x session into a window of my local desktop. i need to read up on x11vnc, and if it would do that, then i would open to looking at that to fill my need. cheers, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd08 _@_ dfwlp.com
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