Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:47:48 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network freebsd computers Message-ID: <20090922214748.GC11305@guilt.Savvis> In-Reply-To: <20090922195142.GA87484@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <BLU0-SMTP94A0279291FD20358E7D2E93DC0@phx.gbl> <20090922190844.GA86183@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <BLU0-SMTP45F80A70D3F4DD7BA2953193DC0@phx.gbl> <20090922195142.GA87484@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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--LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:51:42PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 03:35:44PM -0400, Carmel NY wrote: > > > Typically I would be doing this sitting behind one of those machines > > > with the X window system running and a local terminal and a terminal > > > running ssh to the other machine open. > >=20 > > I have not experimented with that yet. If needed, would I be able to > > run a program that required a GUI on the remote machine, or would I > > need to install and load all the "X" programs also? >=20 > You can run a program on the remote machine and have it display on your l= ocal > machine. If you set the DISPLAY variable on the remote machine to point to > your local machine it should work, provided that you are not blocking the > ports used by X (6000-6063, IIRC). You can also use xon(1) to start an X > program on a remote machine. Keep in mind that not all X protocol extensi= ons > are supported over the network, though. You will need the X11 libraries o= n the > remote machine, but not the server. If you are connecting via ssh, you can > also configure that to allow X11 forwarding, if you want to keep the > connection secure. I keep X forwarding disabled in configuration and, when necessary, enable it for one specific connection using the -X option for SSH. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkq5RgQACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKWiVQCgh8tFMPLQqroz+Cd5Jzc4pE9g qFUAoPYtALxHiLIGzhO6PwEbOemxh8CR =1QcU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LwW0XdcUbUexiWVK--
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