x over ppp

[Rick Stevens]

Jeff Kinz wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 11:31:50PM -0400, tyche wrote:
> 
>>is there someway to pipe an X server out over a ppp connection to a windows 
>>user with out getting into an expensive suite of software on teh windows end?
> 
> 
> Yes , there is,
> Install cygwin on your Windows system - it includes a free X-windows
> servers so that you can run X-windows on your Win box.
> Then you can tunnel the X-windows connection via IP thru your ppp 
> connection.
> 
> Your connection needs to be faster than dial up, or it will be painful
> to use. 
> 
> Cygwin is from "Cygnus" who is now owned by RedHat and the download
> should be freely available on their website somewhere.
> 
> 
> To learn how to do remote "X" connections check www.tldp.org, and look 
> at the "HOW-TO" docs list.  There is one which deals specifically
> on how to do that.  Searching the list for "remote" should find it.

You can also use VNC via an SSH tunnel over a PPP connection (don't
forget to us the compression option on SSH).

By the way, double check the "X server" bit.  The X server is the
machine with the keyboard, mouse and graphic screen.  The X client is
the remote program that needs the X server to display its output.  It
seems backwards at first, but that's the way it is.
> 
> 


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