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Re: [TCLUG:12935] Remote X
Jonathan Kline said:
> In order to Run the X Server on one Box and have it Displayed on another,
> What needs to be set and what programs need to be run on each PC?
X server or X application? In X terminology, the server is the part that
generates the display and the client does oall the processing. (Yes, it's
the exact opposite of the words' normal meanings. Yes, it's confusing. No,
I haven't ever gotten a coherent explanation beyond 'the client makes
requests for the server to do interface things'.)
Anyhow, if you're trying to separate the display from the X server, I don't
think that can be done.
If you're trying to separate the display from the client/application, all you
really have to do is telnet from workstation A to host B and start up an X
app. The app will run on B and display itself on A. (Depending on your
distro's default security settings, you may have to do an 'xhost B' on A
first.)
If you've got ssh installed, it can also be used for secure X connections - I
actually have my account set up to run wmmon on my server when I login using
'ssh servername wmmon' as one of my (WindowMaker) dock apps.
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- References:
- Remote X
- From: Jonathan Kline <jonathankl@sabis.org>