Re: separating x client from x server

2007-03-05 Thread Andreas Duffner
That's right. The program you're running *is* the X client, and it needs an X server to display its stuff on. Usually it uses the DISPLAY environment variable to find it. [...] One way that is apparently compatible with today's paranoia appears to be to use an option on ssh (I believe it's ss

separating x client from x server (was: Firestarter VS Shorewall)

2007-03-04 Thread hendrik
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 02:51:48AM +0100, Andreas Duffner wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >You could run X on another system. People tend to forget that X is a > >networked protocol. > > mmm. I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. > If yes.. then I'd like to learn how to do it th