Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:51:42 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: network freebsd computers Message-ID: <20090922195142.GA87484@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP45F80A70D3F4DD7BA2953193DC0@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP94A0279291FD20358E7D2E93DC0@phx.gbl> <20090922190844.GA86183@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <BLU0-SMTP45F80A70D3F4DD7BA2953193DC0@phx.gbl>
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--tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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? You can run a program on the remote machine and have it display on your loc= al 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 extensions are supported over the network, though. You will need the X11 libraries on = 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. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkq5Ks4ACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVowgCfZcMjhEEwWBFlUbGt2LIVF4oX FmQAoJIPxYjKJstN/70LyJUe4DOscm9C =135C -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT--
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