Re-establishing remote-X access.

2015-05-28 Thread R. Clayton
For the past n years I've been running X-capable programs on this system remote$ uname -a FreeBSD AngkorWat 9.2-RELEASE-p10 FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE-p10 #0: Tue Jul 8 10:48:24 UTC 2014 r...@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 remote$ using this system as the d

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-25 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2014-08-22, Buchs, Kevin J. wrote: > Thanks for the comment, Nuno. I only want to run a single X client, so > XDMCP is not the way to go. My problem is solely getting Xorg to start > on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. On CentOS, this is the > default and I can

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-23 Thread Roberto De Oliveira
It's very weird, I was testing with "DisallowTCP = false" in /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf and it worked, I'm using gdm3 3.12.2-2.1 (Debian testing). Maybe a bug on gdm3 3.4? 2014-08-21 12:28 GMT-04:30 Buchs, Kevin J. : > I want to run X clients on a remote machines and display on my Debian 7.6 > machin

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-23 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 04:29:49PM -0500, Buchs, Kevin J. wrote: > You asked to which version of CentOS I was referring: it is 6.5, the latest > version. Honestly, having been involved in computing since the first days of > X-Window, I can't think of another case where I observed the X server locke

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
Reco, I tried Xephr as you suggested. It seems to get around the -nolisten tcp choice. Since I will have to specify the display for the remote X client, I won't have to map the port, but can just use myhost:1.0 for DISPLAY. I got xclock -display myhost:1.0 working from myhost. Thanks

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
> "R" == Reco writes: R> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:34:04 +0200 "Gian Uberto Lauri" R> wrote: >> Reco writes: > Running a single application remotely is hardly a >> justification to > running main Xorg in insecure mode. >> >> If you know what you do you can set up things whith an appropriate

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Reco
On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:34:04 +0200 "Gian Uberto Lauri" wrote: > Reco writes: > > Running a single application remotely is hardly a justification to > > running main Xorg in insecure mode. > > If you know what you do you can set up things whith an appropriate level > of security. > > Even for

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Reco
On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:28:07 -0500 "Buchs, Kevin J." wrote: > SAS as in http://www.sas.com - confusing. > > When I do a nmap scan of port 6000 on my machine from the remote one it > reports the Host is up, so I don't think it is blocked. I've used host > name and IP address to the same effect

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Reco
On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:48:19 +0200 Erwan David wrote: > > Running a single application remotely is hardly a justification to > > running main Xorg in insecure mode. > > Listeniçng on tcp does NOT mean insecure mode. > see Xsecurity(7) First, $ man 7 Xsecurity No manual entry for Xsecurity in s

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
ng X-Win32 from Microsoft Windows. It has to just work for them, so I would like to develop/test the same configuration on my desktop. There are other times where I need to do similar display of remote X clients for other purposes. All I want back is my old insecure way of doing things, when I knowing

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
Buchs, Kevin J. writes: > Marc (and Gian hinted at) mentioned that /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc has > the "-nolisten tcp" in it. This was as he said. However, editing the > file did not stop Xorg from getting started with the very same > parameter. It must be buried in another place, I fear, ha

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Erwan David
getting Xorg to start > > on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. On CentOS, this is the > > default and I can run remote X clients without any issues. Since > > switching to Debian, I have been thwarted. > > Running a single application remotely is hardly a justific

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. Though ssh, vnc, remote XDMCP, Xephr are all fine for running X clients when there is interactive execution of the client by the user, it does not work in my case where there is Open Grid Scheduler batch execution. In my case, the X client of interest

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
t; > on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. On CentOS, this is the > > default and I can run remote X clients without any issues. Since > > switching to Debian, I have been thwarted. > > Running a single application remotely is hardly a justification to > running mai

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Reco
s is the > default and I can run remote X clients without any issues. Since > switching to Debian, I have been thwarted. Running a single application remotely is hardly a justification to running main Xorg in insecure mode. Have you tried Xephyr (nested X server)? What about Xtightvnc

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Gian Uberto Lauri
John Hasler writes: > Kevin writes: > > Thanks for the comment, Nuno. I only want to run a single X client, so > > XDMCP is not the way to go. My problem is solely getting Xorg to start > > on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. > > Then why not just use ssh? > https://www.debian.org

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Marc SCHAEFER
efault and I can run remote X clients without any issues. > Since switching to Debian, I have been thwarted. A secure way would be to SSH from the X11 server to the client, example: x11-server-this-is-the-screen% ssh -X client-where-app-is-started xclock then xclock displays on the scr

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread John Hasler
Kevin writes: > Thanks for the comment, Nuno. I only want to run a single X client, so > XDMCP is not the way to go. My problem is solely getting Xorg to start > on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. Then why not just use ssh? https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch07.en.htm

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-22 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
Thanks for the comment, Nuno. I only want to run a single X client, so XDMCP is not the way to go. My problem is solely getting Xorg to start on Debian without the -nolisten tcp argument. On CentOS, this is the default and I can run remote X clients without any issues. Since switching to

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Nuno Magalhães
Search around for XDMCP tutorials. Your local machine needs an Xserver (like Xorg). The machine you want to connect to needs a display manager (gdm, kdm, xdm... i don't think slim supports XDMCP) and the xclients you want to run. You'll have no sound. Look into pulseaudio or jack for that. HTH,

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Brian Flaherty
On 08/21/2014 11:07 AM, Buchs, Kevin J. wrote: Brian, Thanks. I was heading in the direction of doing something like you suggested (though I am not sure how to stop gdm and not log myself out), On my machine, when I start the sytem, I end up at a graphical login slim, like gdm. If I keypress

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
Brian, Thanks. I was heading in the direction of doing something like you suggested (though I am not sure how to stop gdm and not log myself out), but I thought there has to be a better way. Though it may be the case that I have other X communication problems, based on ps (showing the command

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Brian Flaherty
On 08/21/2014 09:58 AM, Buchs, Kevin J. wrote: I want to run X clients on a remote machines and display on my Debian 7.6 machine. I recognize the security risk. I usually run the lxde desktop. I see that gdm3 is starting the Xorg server with "-nolisten tcp" arguments. I read that this can be disa

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have those options. I don't get to control how the remote client is executed as it is running in as an Open Grid Scheduler batch job. Kevin Buchs Research Computer Services Phone: 507-538-5459 Mayo Clinic 200 1st. St SW Rochester, MN 55905 http://m

Re: enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Bzzzz
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:58:27 -0500 "Buchs, Kevin J." wrote: > I want to run X clients on a remote machines and display on my > Debian 7.6 machine. I recognize the security risk. I usually run > the lxde desktop. I see that gdm3 is starting the Xorg server with > "-nolisten tcp" arguments. I read

enabling remote X Window sessions

2014-08-21 Thread Buchs, Kevin J.
I want to run X clients on a remote machines and display on my Debian 7.6 machine. I recognize the security risk. I usually run the lxde desktop. I see that gdm3 is starting the Xorg server with "-nolisten tcp" arguments. I read that this can be disabled by editing /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf to add

Persistent remote X applications with xpra (was: Remote xboard without Desktop Environment)

2013-11-21 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello there, On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 01:33:21PM -0200, Beco wrote: > [...] > (3) Now, how can I keep xboard running on lizard, after I turn off fox. TTBOMK (being former Debian package maintainer of xboard) xboard will need a DISPLAY to run interactively. ssh -X was already mentioned, but if the

Re: Remote X renders transparency as black

2011-08-15 Thread Gilbert Sullivan
On 08/15/2011 03:57 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: Hi all, I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipse

Re: Remote X renders transparency as black

2011-08-15 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2011-08-15, Darac Marjal wrote: > I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) > X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. > > The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The > laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipset as: >

Remote X renders transparency as black

2011-08-15 Thread Darac Marjal
Hi all, I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipset as: [ 106.371] (II) intel(0): Integrate

Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?

2007-10-23 Thread Chuck Norwood
You may need ssh -Y to enable applications to run in xterms. - Original Message - From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display? On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at

Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?

2007-10-23 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:33:03PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > I have a Workstation and a broken (display) Laptop. ssh(d) is working > and now I like to get the X-Display running on my workstation with the > server on my laptop. > > ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] "startx -- :1" > > is not the

Re: [overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?

2007-10-23 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:33:03 +0200 Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Maybe I am overworked one have the Alzheimer... > > So my problem: > > I have a Workstation and a broken (display) Laptop. ssh(d) is working > and now I like to get the X-Display running on my workstati

[overworked] How to get the local a Remote-X-Display?

2007-10-23 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello, Maybe I am overworked one have the Alzheimer... So my problem: I have a Workstation and a broken (display) Laptop. ssh(d) is working and now I like to get the X-Display running on my workstation with the server on my laptop. ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] "startx -- :1" is not the thing

Re: What's wrong with X forwarding / remote X logins?

2006-05-05 Thread Derrick Hudson
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 12:21:04PM +0200, Christian Pernegger wrote: | Hi! | Is X11's network transparency a thing of the past and not supposed to | work anymore? No, it still works. I use it fairly frequently. | X forwarding of single apps via ssh: | - win32 (wine) programs crash on startup

Re: What's wrong with X forwarding / remote X logins?

2006-04-10 Thread Bernd Schubert
Hello Christian, I'm doing remote X over ssh all the day without your described problems, so something seems to be broken with your setup/applications. Christian Pernegger wrote: > > I hadn't used X for anything but local logins in a few years, but back > in the day X fo

Re: What's wrong with X forwarding / remote X logins?

2006-04-10 Thread Robert Brockway
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Christian Pernegger wrote: Is X11's network transparency a thing of the past and not supposed to No way. I use it every day of the week (and the weekend) as I'm sitting on an XTerminal right now. Network transparency is the basis of the LTSP project and others. You n

Re: What's wrong with X forwarding / remote X logins?

2006-04-10 Thread Christian Pernegger
> I'm doing remote X over ssh all the day without your described problems, so > something seems to be broken with your setup/applications. Ok, so something is broken. I half feared someone would come forward and say gnome or wine apps can't be forwarded by design. > [Why tes

What's wrong with X forwarding / remote X logins?

2006-04-10 Thread Christian Pernegger
in a few years, but back in the day X forwarding or logging in on another machine worked fine, so I did a test install of Debian testing. Only to find that remote X does not seem to work reliably anymore. X forwarding of single apps via ssh: - win32 (wine) programs crash on startup - cinepaint cr

Re: Enabling remote X display

2006-03-14 Thread Florian Kulzer
custom .xinitrc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat .xinitrc xhost +johan & exec xterm I could run remote X programs. But this didn't change anything with the gdm manager. I had to edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and put DisallowTCP to false I can now run xemacs from my (localnet remote laptop ...!) Thanks for

Re: Enabling remote X display

2006-03-14 Thread Johan Daine
reading the document , I stopped gdm, played a little bit with xinit and a custom .xinitrc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat .xinitrc xhost +johan & exec xterm I could run remote X programs. But this didn't change anything with the gdm manager. I had to edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf and put DisallowTCP to

Re: Enabling remote X display

2006-03-13 Thread Ignacio Mondino
Hi you should ad the line " ForwardX11 yes" in the file /etc/ssh/ssh_config and "X11Forwarding yes" in the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config -- Ignacio Mondino JabberID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: Enabling remote X display

2006-03-13 Thread Florian Kulzer
Johan Daine wrote: Hi, I cannot find the file that must be edited in order to enable remote X connections on my X server. (Of course, I ran xhost and adjusted the DISPLAY variable on my "remote" machine but as far as I remember, there is an option in a config file disabling remote c

Enabling remote X display

2006-03-13 Thread Johan Daine
Hi, I cannot find the file that must be edited in order to enable remote X connections on my X server. (Of course, I ran xhost and adjusted the DISPLAY variable on my "remote" machine but as far as I remember, there is an option in a config file disabling remote coonections..., but I

Re: Remote X

2005-11-28 Thread marc
Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro) said... > > Can i remote login to a debian linux system with gnome on ? Yes. > If so, how do i configure it ? Xdmcp I do this via KDM, so the setup is different should you be running GDM. Basically, you need to enable XDMCP and set the access controls for accepting

Re: Remote X

2005-11-28 Thread Mirco Sippel
Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro) schrieb: Can i remote login to a debian linux system with gnome on ? If so, how do i configure it ? I know in gdm there is a parameter for remote login, does it has something to do with that ? Hello, maybe "vnc" is what you're searching for. Greatings Mirco -- Mirco

Remote X

2005-11-28 Thread Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro)
Title: Remote X Hello, Can i remote login to a debian linux system with gnome on ? If so, how do i configure it ? I know in gdm there is a parameter for remote login, does it has something to do with that ? Grtz, Phil.

Re: The client-server terminology when referring to X (was: Remote X login)

2005-11-01 Thread s. keeling
Maxim Vexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 10/31/05, Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 03:00:26PM -, marc wrote: > > > Used on the client > > ^^ > > > > Beware confusing client and server when discussing X. In X parlance, the > > Trying to forma

Re: Remote X login

2005-11-01 Thread Marty
marc wrote: Now it all works, I've got to say that this is a killer feature - although it would be nice to have multiple connects active simultaneously, even better with each as a virtual desktop in, say, KDE. You can use multiple virtual X displays for this purpose. Use startx in a virtual

Re: Remote X login

2005-11-01 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 06:03:18PM -, marc wrote: > I don't see anything in the debug info. > > boom:~# ssh -v -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'echo $DISPLAY' No, neither do I. Try using '-vv', which gives a _lot_ of debug info. > Without 'echo $DISPLAY', ssh completes the login successfully. Yes tha

Re: The client-server terminology when referring to X (was: Remote X login)

2005-10-31 Thread Marty
care" where or how their output is being displayed, and likewise the X servers don't "know" or "care" where the clients are located.) If the X client user is running a remote X client, then the X protocol connection between client and server is handled seperately from

The client-server terminology when referring to X (was: Remote X login)

2005-10-31 Thread Maxim Vexler
On 10/31/05, Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 03:00:26PM -, marc wrote: > > Used on the client > ^^ > > Beware confusing client and server when discussing X. In X parlance, the > server is your desktop and the machine with the applications on is

Re: Remote X login

2005-10-31 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 03:00:26PM -, marc wrote: > Used on the client ^^ Beware confusing client and server when discussing X. In X parlance, the server is your desktop and the machine with the applications on is the client. This is because the X server is running on your de

Re: Remote X login

2005-10-31 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 the mental interface of marc told: [...] > Presumably I've missed a step or two in the setup, so I'd > appreciate any pointers. man ssh Look for -X option. HTH Elimar -- Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful ;-

Network Security: File sharing & remote X sessions

2005-06-16 Thread Felix C. Stegerman
Hello, I want to set-up a secure file-sharing and x-terminal server. I have a small home network, which I share with my family. I have a few computers (running Debian) which I administer and trust. My family has several computers (running Windows), which I choose not to trust. I want to configur

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-06 Thread Mark Roach
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 17:53 +0100, Stefan Fredriksson wrote: > Hi, > > I have a server without a monitor that I need to run X on. > I will need to run X programs on the machine and I want to be able to > log on to the server from my desktop mashine. When I log in I want to be > able to start X p

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-06 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 17:11:55 +, David Goodenough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 04 December 2004 16:53, Stefan Fredriksson wrote: > > > ...and have them running when I log off. > > ssh -X If by 'log off' he means turn off his desktop; then ssh -X most likely will not do. He needs to

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 18:46 +0100, Jan C. Nordholz wrote: --snip-- > /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -query -from vt8 > (adapt the number of the desktop's local display and the > virtual terminal it shall connect to to your needs) > > Don't know if I got the syntax exactly right, but you can look > up the m

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread Pablo Wolter
yes, ssh -X will display back your session very well, the only problem that I cannot solve ussing it is that in some applications, when I get a opened window and double click some parts to open another window, mouse click doesn't work, with some windows inside the same application. I cannot fig

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread Steve Lamb
Stefan Fredriksson wrote: I have a server without a monitor that I need to run X on. I will need to run X programs on the machine and I want to be able to log on to the server from my desktop mashine. When I log in I want to be able to start X programs and have them running when I log off. We

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread Jan C. Nordholz
> Hi, > > I have a server without a monitor that I need to run X on. > I will need to run X programs on the machine and I want to be able to > log on to the server from my desktop mashine. When I log in I want to be > able to start X programs and have them running when I log off. > > Server is

Re: Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread David Goodenough
On Saturday 04 December 2004 16:53, Stefan Fredriksson wrote: > Hi, > > I have a server without a monitor that I need to run X on. > I will need to run X programs on the machine and I want to be able to > log on to the server from my desktop mashine. When I log in I want to be > able to start X pro

Remote X-Desktop

2004-12-04 Thread Stefan Fredriksson
Hi, I have a server without a monitor that I need to run X on. I will need to run X programs on the machine and I want to be able to log on to the server from my desktop mashine. When I log in I want to be able to start X programs and have them running when I log off. Server is running testing+g

Re: Q: use remote X fonts?

2004-08-18 Thread Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra
Em Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:20:07 +0200, Ryo Furue escreveu: > I'm wondering how to use remote fonts. I searched the > Google groups for information and browsed "man xfs", > but still don't know how to do that. Situation with fonts on X is quite fluid at the moment. You should have b

Q: use remote X fonts?

2004-08-18 Thread Ryo Furue
Hello all, I'm wondering how to use remote fonts. I searched the Google groups for information and browsed "man xfs", but still don't know how to do that. Here is my situation. I log in to a remote machine by "ssh -X" from a local machine on which an X server is running. Let's call the remote m

Re: remote X terminal using ssh

2004-05-26 Thread Xavier Andrade
On Thu, 27 May 2004, Leandro Patrón Rizzo wrote: > Hi. > I need to access a remote computer running linux and use an X terminal. > I use ssh -X (x11forwarding yes) to leg me, but when I type "startx" I > can't enter in the X terminal. > How can i fix that problem? You don't have to run a xserver

remote X terminal using ssh

2004-05-26 Thread Leandro Patrón Rizzo
Hi. I need to access a remote computer running linux and use an X terminal. I use ssh -X (x11forwarding yes) to leg me, but when I type "startx" I can't enter in the X terminal. How can i fix that problem? Thanks a lot :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

problem with remote X login

2003-07-09 Thread David Corbin
Here's my setup - I run KDE w/KDM on machine B. Machine A is configured to run "X -query B". It worked fine for a long time, where I would get a KDE background with the KDM login screen. B is running unstable, and A isn't. Now, some weeks ago, and I update B and then suddenly, no KDM. All I

Re: Editing list of permanent hosts in ssh. Remote X

2003-07-06 Thread Andreas Janssen
onnecting (yes/no)? yes > Warning: Permanently added 'ip.here' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. > > Question: How do I edit it, since I don't want to have that ip left in the > list? Information about known hosts is stored in ~/.ssh/known_hosts. > 2. > What must be

Editing list of permanent hosts in ssh. Remote X

2003-07-06 Thread Antonio Rodr
p.here' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. Question: How do I edit it, since I don't want to have that ip left in the list? 2. What must be done to enable remote X access? Thanks to all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Help running remote X app

2003-06-17 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 22:27, Glenn Davy wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ssh -X thinkpad > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > Login stuff bla bla bla > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ export DISPLAY=odin:0 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xterm > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: odin:0 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ To get it t

Help running remote X app

2003-06-16 Thread Glenn Davy
Hi all I'm unable to get an app (say xterm) on a 'remote' machine (i.e. my laptop on desk next to me) to appear on my local display - both debian unstable -one running gdm and all the gnome2 stuff, the laptop xdm and miminimlist xwindow environment. Based on some reading and previous posts here, I

Re: Prob running remote X app

2003-06-16 Thread Glenn Davy
> You have to enable X11 Forwarding with both the client and the server. > Server side: > /etc/ssh/sshd_config > X11Forwarding yes > > Client side: > /etc/ssh/ssh_config > ForwardX11 yes > Bingo! Thanks so much Johann -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsub

Re: Help running remote X app

2003-06-16 Thread Glenn Davy
Please ignore this thread - I sent it as the moderation robot told me my previous attempt to ask this was refused and I'd need to subscribe - however my previous message got through and answered regardless - sorry to waste your time -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subjec

Re: Prob running remote X app

2003-06-16 Thread Johann Koenig
On Tuesday June 17, 2003 at 07:14 Glenn Davy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo $DISPLAY > :0.0 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xhost + > access control disabled, clients can connect from any host > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ssh thinkpad > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > Linux thinkpad.valha

Quest for intelligent remote x setup with laptop

2003-03-02 Thread Mario Vukelic
Hi, I have a shiny new desktop machine, so I thought I'm gonna use my old laptop as a X terminal to the desktop. I tried remote session logins via XDMCP, VNC and a local X session at the laptop with some apps started remotely (ssh-tunneled from the desktop). Each of these solutions seems to have

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Jason Pepas
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 07:06 am, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > Hello! > > i read this some time ago, but can't find the pointer to that docu > anymore, and its not in the debian FAQ... :( > > i want to allow some local machines to send their displays to the > desktop machine i know there's so

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 02:06:52PM +0100, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > Hello! > > i read this some time ago, but can't find the pointer to that docu > anymore, and its not in the debian FAQ... :( See below. Chapter 9. (Currently I an in the process of rewriting.) Bottom line: use SSH. Just do not

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Olivier Esser
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 14:06, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > Hello! > > i read this some time ago, but can't find the pointer to that docu > anymore, and its not in the debian FAQ... :( > > i want to allow some local machines to send their displays to the > desktop machine i know there's somet

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Cameron Hutchison
Once upon a time Bruno Boettcher said... > > and i am looking on to where to switch on again the TCP part, to let the > X server listen on the net as well That depends on how you start your X server. The argument "-nolisten tcp" is passed by default to the X server process. I'm using kdm,

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Bruno Boettcher
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 12:49:24AM +1100, Russell wrote: > If you want programs on the remote machine to use the desktop display, > then i think that should happen automatic if the remote system sees > your desktop DISPLAY environment variable. If not, start the remote > program with: myprog -displ

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Russell
Bruno Boettcher wrote: Hello! i read this some time ago, but can't find the pointer to that docu anymore, and its not in the debian FAQ... :( i want to allow some local machines to send their displays to the desktop machine i know there's something to tweak with the server, but i don't know

Re: allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Michael Naumann
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 14:06, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > i want to allow some local machines to send their displays to the > desktop machine i know there's something to tweak with the server, > but i don't know what Is it 'xhost +' you are looking for? -- Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

allowing remote x connections?

2002-11-06 Thread Bruno Boettcher
Hello! i read this some time ago, but can't find the pointer to that docu anymore, and its not in the debian FAQ... :( i want to allow some local machines to send their displays to the desktop machine i know there's something to tweak with the server, but i don't know what other point do

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Sridhar M.A.
On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 12:03:39PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > This is true. However, I see far too many people advocating "xhost +" > and disabling "-nolisten tcp", when the first attempt should be an "ssh > -X". If this turns out to be too slow for the necessary task (unlikel

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi Karsten, I agree you whole heartedly. On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 12:03:39PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > Restore it. You were given bad advice whose implications you don't > > > understand. ^^^ I missed the last part of your phrase. I guess C

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Jun 16, 2002, Osamu Aoki ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 11:44:33PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 11:11, Ron Johnson wrote: <...> > > > > Any ideas? Colin Watson says to remo

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Colin Watson
^ ["want to do this" snipped, but let's consider that underlined as well] > Don't do that. It's there for a reason. X11 is an insecure, > unauthenticated, protocol. Use other means (ssh with X11 forwarding) to > tunnel it remotely if necessary. Quite - but I

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 11:44:33PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 11:11, Ron Johnson wrote: > > <...> > > > > Any ideas? Colin Watson says to remove '-nolisten tcp' from > > > the script that starts the local

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 11:11, Ron Johnson wrote: <...> > > Any ideas? Colin Watson says to remove '-nolisten tcp' from > > the script that starts the local X. I'm going to try that now. > > Progress!! After removing '-nolisten tcp'

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [Regarding X11 tunnelled over ssh] > Over a local, switched fast ethernet connection, what kind of > performance drain will I see tunneling through ssh? Both boxen are > GHz+. Depends on what you're doing. For text-based apps, little

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-16 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, Colin Watson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 01:21:59PM +0100, Matthew Yee-King wrote: > > I'm running gdm, windowmaker, woody and xfree 4.2. i need to run > > software on a remote mahcine that outputs to my local X server. On the > > remote machine, i exp

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Benedikt Wildenhain
Hello, On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 11:48:08AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > Over a local, switched fast ethernet connection, what kind of > performance drain will I see tunneling through ssh? Both boxen > are GHz+. I only have an 650 MHz, so I cannot say how it will work on your system. Most programs c

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 11:15, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > On 14 Jun 2002 11:11:58 -0500 > "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok... From an xterm window on my local box, I do > > $ssh -X @ > > > > Then from the command prompt on the remote box, I type > > $mtr -g www.cox.net > > and

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 11:11, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 10:32, David Z Maze wrote: > > Matthew Yee-King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] > > Eew eew eew. Don't do that. Debian disables unencrypted X network > > sessions. But since you're using ssh to log in from one machine to

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On 14 Jun 2002 11:11:58 -0500 "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok... From an xterm window on my local box, I do > $ssh -X @ > > Then from the command prompt on the remote box, I type > $mtr -g www.cox.net > and instantly get the error > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > >

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 10:32, David Z Maze wrote: > Matthew Yee-King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm running gdm, windowmaker, woody and xfree 4.2. i need to run > > software on a remote mahcine that outputs to my local X server. On > > the remote machine, i export DISPLAY="mylocalIP:0" then on

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread David Z Maze
Matthew Yee-King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running gdm, windowmaker, woody and xfree 4.2. i need to run > software on a remote mahcine that outputs to my local X server. On > the remote machine, i export DISPLAY="mylocalIP:0" then on my local > machine, i xhost . Eew eew eew. Don't do th

Re: problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 01:21:59PM +0100, Matthew Yee-King wrote: > I'm running gdm, windowmaker, woody and xfree 4.2. i need to run > software on a remote mahcine that outputs to my local X server. On the > remote machine, i export DISPLAY="mylocalIP:0" then on my local > machine, i xhost . but i

problems with running remote X programs

2002-06-14 Thread Matthew Yee-King
Hello I'm running gdm, windowmaker, woody and xfree 4.2. i need to run software on a remote mahcine that outputs to my local X server. On the remote machine, i export DISPLAY="mylocalIP:0" then on my local machine, i xhost . but it doesn't work - on the remote machine i get the error Error:

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