ok, is it possible to open a x-windows interface through a ssh connection from a remote location all on static IP's?
DSL to DSL from example. more specifically, start x from a ssh client on another system. if so, please don't just say it is possible, but explain how thankx --beavis-- just a guy from a small town trying to learn something > > I'm currently set up such that I can ssh into my machine at work from home > > and all works well as long as I stay within the console session. However, > > I'm on a dialup line (no DSL yet...) and use IP masquerading, which appears > > to prevent X clients on my work box from connecting to the X server here at > > home. > > > If you log in via ssh, then you should be able to start x-applications > out-of-the-box. ssh creates a proxy x-server and thus forwards any > x-connection through the encrypted connection opened by the masqueraded > host. > if it does not work, then check, if "ForwardX11 yes" is in your > ~/.ssh/config. if it is, then check, how $DISPLAY is set on the remote > machine after ssh-login. it should be something like <remotemachine>:10.0 > - if it is not, then ssh does not forward the x-connections ... don't ask > me, why. > > -- > Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! > -- > Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
