On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 05:56:01AM +0000, john smith wrote: > ok...I'll try to clarify this....Basically, What I want is: > > o User is on one machine in local network (windows) > O Wants to connect to a second machine (debian) > > user wants to telnet to debian (using windows) then wants to try to run > x-window via telnet. s/x-window/x client/ A given X application is called a client. You'll need an X server on the Windows box. Several are available, including Hummingbird Exceed, WRQ Reflection X, and others. > how can these be done temporarily and easily? with no regard to security if > it will make it easier... I provided this solution in my post. You may have to look into xhosts and Xauthority. RTFM or repost here. Note that what you're doing is **QUITE** insecure, and could provide worldwide access not only to data in transit between the boxes, but both the Linux and Windows desktops as well. I'd discovered this inadvertantly while playing with an X screenshot grabber pointed to a remote display -- it grabbed another user's X session -- which happened to be obscured by Windows, so I got their Windows desktop.... You do the math. A preferred alternative might be to use a VPN via an ssh channel: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ ...this gives you access to the Debian box, security (via ssh), session independence (your windows box dies -- so what). I'd recommend it. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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