Help in understanding XDMCP required
In my house, I have two linux machines, both running debian.
One, a server, acts as the firewall /gateway between my internal network and
the external internet and runs sshd. I have a logon account on this machine.
The other is my workstation, and runs KDM to allow me to logon and run KDE.
I also have a (work provided) laptop running Windows XP, onto which I have
installed Putty and Gygwin/X.
When this laptop is on my home network, I can run up a remote session into the
KDM logon using XDMCP, and effectively log into my workstation from the
laptop.
When I am outside my house, this is not possible directly, because of the
firewall. I do have an open port, which allows me to SSH (using Putty) from
my laptop into my logon account on the server, and I do have X-Forwarding
enabled in the sshd on my server machine.
I have been able, with a second ssh hop onto my workstation from the server
(also forwarding X) to run individual X based applications so that the
display is on the laptop, but I can't figure out how to get it to operate so
the whole desktop gets displayed there. Is it possible? and if so How
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Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk
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