Re: Setting up a Debian server as a client for X11

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@vianet.ca>]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 09:03:33PM -0800, paulalt (via Nabble) wrote:
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> I'd like to set up Debian (etch) --my VPS (no GUI)-- as a client for X11. My
> server is X-Win32 on Vista. 
> 
> X-Win32 configuration gives me an error when I try to connect:
> starnetssh> 809 SSH2 key exchange complete.
> starnetssh> 810 Starting SSH2 user authentication.
> starnetssh> 816 SSH2 user authentication complete.
> starnetssh> 817 SSH protocol negotiation complete.
> starnetssh> 818 Setup X11 tunnel starting.
> starnetssh> 819 Setup X11 tunnel complete.
> starnetssh> 821 Sending command: /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -ls
> starnetssh> 822 Command sent: /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -ls
> starnetssh> 701 channel 0: Channel::shutdownWrite: close() failed for wfd:
> Unknown error
> Program exited normally.
> 
> If anyone could point me into a right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thank
> you
 

I do it all the time with *NIX at both ends, but I've never even seen
Vista.  What does a Vista list tell you?

Doug.