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Re: [TCLUG:12935] Remote X
Okay here's the deal, I want to start up X on machine A and Control and
View the Session on Machine B. On Machine B I want to be able to start
different programs on Machine A. Do you need to set a Display Environment
Variable on Machine A?
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> 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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