Philippe Moutarlier wrote:
>
> Lyndon Sundmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here they are:
> >
> > 1.Is there any public domain Xwindow client software out there that runs
> > under Windows NT? I periodically need to access a linux box remotely
> > graphically...
> >
> I guess you get the things backwards : what you need is an Xserver to run remote X
>apps (clients). Yes, this is confusing first ...
>
> > 2.When you tell a XServer at what ip address you want remotely serve out
> > Xwindows to, is the specification of that permanent, or does it only
> > exist for the duration of current Xwindows session.
> >
>
> Once again, things are backwards : the way it goes is more about a telnet session.
>You telnet into your Unix box, get a shell. Under that shell, you tell it where you
>want X app to direct their calls for display by setting an environment variable, i.e
>the DISPLAY variable.
>
> It is semi-permanent to the telnet session. By this I mean the session will keep
>this variable as long as you don't change it.
>
> Normally, this information is lost when you disconnect. However, you can setup a
>special user, say "nt_user", with a .login file which will reset the display each
>time you connect again by saying :
>
> setenv DISPLAY my_nt_machine_ip:0
>
> if you are using tcsh
>
> or
>
> export DISPLAY=my_nt_machine_ip:0
>
> if using bash.
>
> As of an Xserver under NT, I know there is xwin32 (but not free, shareware I think).
>There was another one but I cannot remember.
>
> You might want to try some search engines
>
> Philippe
>
> > Thanks for whatever information you can provide...
> >
Not an Xserver, but a solution; try VNC. It's free and works very
well. It also works for NT, that is there is a server for NT/9x that
allows you to access the console remotely and control it.
www.uk.research.att.com/vnc
Best
Cokey
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