Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:49:30 +0100 From: Frank Staals <frankstaals@gmx.net> To: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote x session Message-ID: <4770296A.5050209@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <200712241316.22157.freebsd@dfwlp.com> References: <200712241005.45959.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <87f7f4170712241111t157ad17cpf1c756f6db178d24@mail.gmail.com> <200712241316.22157.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
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Jonathan Horne wrote: > On Monday 24 December 2007 01:11:12 pm Jeremy Gransden wrote: > >> On 12/24/07, Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> wrote: >> >>> i have been wanting to set up the ability to open an entirely new x >>> session to >>> another box, in a window of my currently running session. xnest is one >>> way >>> of doing this, but i was wondering if there are any others (perhaps, a >>> little >>> easier to configure and get going) ? >>> >>> cheers, >>> -- >>> Jonathan Horne >>> http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org >>> freebsd@dfwlp.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >>> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> Can you forward X through ssh? Or is that not what you are looking for? >> >> >> thanks, >> j >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > i did finally get ssh to forwared X, but it only worked with > > ssh -Y [host] > > im not sure yet why ssh -X doesnt work, but ive not yet finished reading about > the ins and outs of what security settings im overriding with the -Y. > > i was able to start xclock as a test. but what i would really like to be able > to accomplish, would be to get the entire 'startx' to work over an ssh > session, and have it open as another window on my desktop. > > cheers, > Is vnc not an option then ? -- -Frank Staals
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