Re: ssh

[Jeff <jeff virgin net>]

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 23:24, Pete Nesbitt wrote:
> On February 1, 2004 07:07 am, IT Clown wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I want to setup a few client pc's as dumb terminals. They
> > must connect to a RH9 box though ssh.They must be able to
> > run X.The clients connect fine through ssh but when they
> > startx it displays on the RH9 box and not on their local
> > box. How can i set it up sothat x displays on their local
> > pc but the dumb terminal must do all the GUI work and not
> > the server?The clients are also running RH9.
> >
> > Regards
> > __________________________________________________________________________
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> 
> 
> Hi,
> as everyone has stated, you want XMG (or fimilar) if you want the desktop. In 
> fact, IIRC you cannot send a full XDM overs ssh, just run individual apps. 
> The problem is that XDM communicates using UDP for it's transport layer.
> 
> If security is your concern, and you don't need truely dumb tubes, you culd 
> run local X and pull all the apps from the RH box over ssh. The apps would be 
> process on the RH box but the desktop would run from local resources.
> 
> If you need a howto on setting up a diskless, X based system look at:
> http://nesbitt.yi.org/rhat/xterm.shtml
> -- 
> Pete Nesbitt, rhce
> 

Just another suggestion here - VNC? All the dumb terminals would have to
do is start a _really_ basic X system to fire-up a VNC session.

Jeff