In my house, I have two linux machines, both running debian. One, a server, acts as the firewall /gateway between my internal network and the external internet and runs sshd. I have a logon account on this machine.
The other is my workstation, and runs KDM to allow me to logon and run KDE. I also have a (work provided) laptop running Windows XP, onto which I have installed Putty and Gygwin/X. When this laptop is on my home network, I can run up a remote session into the KDM logon using XDMCP, and effectively log into my workstation from the laptop. When I am outside my house, this is not possible directly, because of the firewall. I do have an open port, which allows me to SSH (using Putty) from my laptop into my logon account on the server, and I do have X-Forwarding enabled in the sshd on my server machine. I have been able, with a second ssh hop onto my workstation from the server (also forwarding X) to run individual X based applications so that the display is on the laptop, but I can't figure out how to get it to operate so the whole desktop gets displayed there. Is it possible? and if so How -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
