Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:12:17 +0100 (CET) From: Cordula's Web <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote X display Message-ID: <20040122151217.9F77340873@fw.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <20040122145353.GB54084@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> (message from Jonathon McKitrick on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:53:53 %2B0000) References: <20040122145353.GB54084@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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> I have been looking all over for a concise howto for remote X on FreeBSD. I
> see some that involve changing config files in the xdm directory, others use
> xhost, and another uses xfig, which doesn't exist under FreeBSD AFAICT.
Use ssh's -X flag:
somehost> ssh -X user@remotemachine
remotemachine> echo $DISPLAY
somehost.example.com:10.0
remotemachine> xclock &
Don't forget to enable X forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
X11Forwarding yes
> All I want to do is use a laptop in a local network to be an X client
> connected to a more powerful desktop machine. I'm not worried about
> security.
>
> Is xhosts and the DISPLAY variable all I need? Or do I need to go through
> all of the xdm configuration hoops?
ssh X11 forwarding is much more secure than DISPLAY/xhosts/xdm etc...,
because:
1. Your X11 server doesn't have to listen to port 6000
(You don't have to add '-listen_tcp' to startx command)
2. The communication between server and client is encrypted
Of course, YMMV.
> NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks.
>
> jm
> --
> My other computer is your windows box.
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