Running X11 over a network
Hi all
I have a small problem and wonder if anyone can help me?
I have 2 computers both of which will shortly be running
Hamm and both of which will have BNC network cards. One
of them, a laptop, has a fast CPU and piles of memory
but a NeoMagic video card :(
The other, an old 486, has a slow CPU and very little memory,
but (I hope) a supported video card. So I want to set it up
so that X runs on the laptop but displays on the Pentium.
By talking to various people this is what I have got so far.
any corrections gratefully received:
* Install Hamm and, when prompted for IP addresses, give
192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 (even though they may both be
connecting to the 'net via a modem with a fixed IP address)
* install X on the laptop only (?)
* on the 486 type "xhost +"
* on the laptop type "DISPLAY=ip:0.0 ; export DISPLAY" (I am using Bash)
* on the laptop I type "startx"
Somehow this doesn't seem quite right to me.
I am also interested in how to run console aplications in this
way too.
Thanks in advance
Ian
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