Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:11:02 -0700: > diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > El jue, 22-04-2004 a las 08:52, Paul Johnson escribi=F3: > >> DO NOT USE XHOST! xhost is considered harmful, use google for a few > >> trillion reasons why. Just use ssh -C -X to get displays over the > >> network. > > > > Yes, but I only wanted a quick way of testing as this is a very private > > net (I'm the only user) behind a firewall. > > > > I don't trust in myself anyway.... hehehe. > > Even in that case, you really shouldn't bother with xhost. ssh takes > care of all the hard stuff for you. ssh is simply the easiest, most > reliable way to make a window display elsewhere when you're using X.
Sometimes performace over a secured net makes more sense than the ease of running ssh vs xhost. ssh lacks a certain element of performance (compressed doubly slow - at least, for those of us who don't have anything faster than a 500MHz box) -- TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/ This is a dirty hack! It might burn your PC and kill your cat! -- mpg123.c source -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
