x over ppp

[tyche]

On Wednesday 23 June 2004 12:42 pm, Rick Stevens wrote:
> 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.
thanks guys, was hoping there was a switch or something to startx, but it 
wouldnt be that simple.

thanks

tyche