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Re: startx problem on Win-XP


OK, my excitement has dwindled.
I tried used "textedit" remotely and the cursor is non-functional in the remoted display.
I can't edit or scroll without the cursor.


to summarize what I'm doing:
        xhost + machinename
        ssh -X -l username machinename

when logged into machinename
        setenv DISPLAY localmachinename:0.0
        textedit filename &

am I missing something?

Chuck



At 10:26 AM 11/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Chuck,

Charles E. Cooper wrote:

I've also been struggling to get a useable windows system.
I use cygwin to log into Sun systems.
I tried the startxwin.bat method and get a window up, but it won't let me redirect remote windows back to my Windows platform.

If you are doing this via telnet or ssh without the "-X" parameter, then you need to run "xhost remotemachine_ip_or_dns_name" to allow connections from that machine to your local X Server.


This method is not secure and is not recommended, but here is how to do it if you really want to know:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-telnet

        I then ssh into the sun machine
        setenv DISPLAY machinename:0.0
        textedit filename

That is silly. ssh supports "tunneling" X apps, which sends them over a secure and optionally compressed (with the "-C" parameter) channel. Here is how to use it:


http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh

as I can do when I use "startx"
I basically don't like the "twm" window manager, but haven't figure out how to start something better.

You really need to use startxwin.bat... it uses the "multi-window window manager" by default, which uses Windows as the window manager. Here is how to use startxwin.bat:


http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-bat


Finally, run setup.exe again and make sure that you have the latest packages. Let setup.exe determine what has been updated and let it install whatever it selects automatically.



Harold



Charles E. Cooper Swift Program Applied Research Laboratory The Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-6829 ccooper@psu.edu


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