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From: Aaron W. Hsu on 3 Nov 2009 13:27 On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:41:16 -0500, jim dorey <skaar(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > regular x protocols over the network, with ssh would work on almost any > *nix that way, couldn't hurt to try. So long as care is taken when using X Forwarding, it is a very reliable and useful service. I can recommend it, having used it myself. However, some programs have bugs in their X programming that sometimes rears its head when using X Forwarding. Aaron W. Hsu -- Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis
From: .Martin. on 3 Nov 2009 14:16 Aaron W. Hsu wrote: > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:41:16 -0500, jim dorey <skaar(a)ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote: > >> regular x protocols over the network, with ssh would work on almost >> any *nix that way, couldn't hurt to try. > > So long as care is taken when using X Forwarding, it is a very reliable > and useful service. I can recommend it, having used it myself. However, > some programs have bugs in their X programming that sometimes rears its > head when using X Forwarding. > > Aaron W. Hsu > Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to connect to the whole remote desktop using ssh? thanks regards Martin
From: Aaron W. Hsu on 3 Nov 2009 15:20 On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500, .Martin. <xtd8865(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just > enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to connect > to the whole remote desktop using ssh? Nope, it doesn't. It's a separate remote login. That's intentional, and an advantage in my opinion. You don't take control of the other computer: instead, you are just another user logged in. If you want to view the session of another person, you'll want to use something else. Aaron W. Hsu -- Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis
From: .Martin. on 3 Nov 2009 16:22 Aaron W. Hsu wrote: > On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500, .Martin. <xtd8865(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just >> enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to connect >> to the whole remote desktop using ssh? > > Nope, it doesn't. It's a separate remote login. That's intentional, and > an advantage in my opinion. You don't take control of the other > computer: instead, you are just another user logged in. If you want to > view the session of another person, you'll want to use something else. > > Aaron W. Hsu > X forwarding via ssh will be extremely useful, however, I'm supposed to troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases. regards Martin
From: Mike Jones on 3 Nov 2009 18:12
Responding to .Martin.: > Aaron W. Hsu wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500, .Martin. <xtd8865(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just >>> enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to >>> connect to the whole remote desktop using ssh? >> >> Nope, it doesn't. It's a separate remote login. That's intentional, and >> an advantage in my opinion. You don't take control of the other >> computer: instead, you are just another user logged in. If you want to >> view the session of another person, you'll want to use something else. >> >> Aaron W. Hsu >> > X forwarding via ssh will be extremely useful, however, I'm supposed to > troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and > I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases. > > regards > Martin A phone and a simple 'ssh -t his.pooter.there xterm' should give you enough access to fix stuff, no?. Beware risking causing all kinds of new problems by using a mallet to crack a nut. -- *===( http://www.400monkeys.com/God/ *===( http://principiadiscordia.com/ *===( http://www.slackware.com/ |