Re: Remote X

[Beolach <beolach@comcast.net>]

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That's correct.  The only step you left out, is you need to tell the
XServer to allow the remote computer to display on the XServer, with xhost.

For example:

host1$:XFree86 :(a) vt(b)
host1$:xhost +host2

host2$:wmaker -display host1:(a)

HTH,
Conway S. Smith

Juan Facundo Suárez wrote:
>  Hi all.
>
>  I am trying to set up a remote X conection. And i am reading about
XFree86.
> I will tell you what i understood, and you tell me if i am wrong.
>  I did some tests in my pc. i have started two or more Xfree86 server like
> this:
>
>  $:XFree86 :(a) vt(b)
>
>  and after that, run wmaker like this:
>
>  $:wmaker -display :(a)
>
>  and it worked fine. I think i can do something like this, but running
> wmaker in another pc on my lan, like:
>
>  $:wmaker -display 192.168.0.1:(a)
>
>  where 192.168.0.1 is the ip from machine where i started XFree86. I think
> this shoud start wmaker any pc from my lan, working in host
192.168.0.1. Is
> this correct?, or need to change something?. what is it?.
>
>  Besides, i know about VNC. I have tried it, and it is great how it works
> windo$/linux platforms crossover. But, if you know about any other way to
> make remotes X sessions, please, tell me. I will ask you, too, about any
> window$ X client to work with Xfree86, if there is any.
>
>  Thaks !!
>
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