In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Try this, which is slightly different: > >* Give 192.168.1.1 to the laptop. >* Give 192.168.1.2 to the desktop. >* Install any X software you want, but no xserver package, on the laptop. >* Install only xserver-* (whichever you need), xbase, xlib6g on the server.
How CPU/RAM heavy are these 3 only? Is it absolutely necessary t run them on the 486? xserver-*: This actually talks to the hardware. Definitely necessary. xbase: This is where the `xhost' program, which you need, comes from. xlib6g: Library required by xbase. >* On the laptop do `export DISPLAY=192.168.1.2:0' in bash. Ah, that makes more sense. >* Run `startx', then `xhost +192.168.1.1' on the 486. Presumably I could put the xhost line in the startx script? Whereabouts should it go? It could go in /etc/X11/Xsession (near the top probably), but I don't think it could go in startx. I am still confused as to how I would specify which window manager I want to use and which computer it goes on? If you add /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm at the beginning of /etc/X11/window-managers, then you can run a window manager remotely (on the laptop), and just have an xterm running on the 486. Maybe there's a more elegant way to do this (any X11 wizards around?). Is there anyway to run them locally without cp'ing them to the local HD? And speaking of which, is there a way to cp across a LAN or would I have to FTP them or use Samba or something? You can use the `rcp' command if you set up hosts.equiv properly. And one more quick question: Do I need to tell each computer the IP address of the other one? That's what the `export DISPLAY' and `xhost' commands do, in part. Other than that, there's nothing to do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
