Remote X session (WinXP -> Fedora Core 1)

[Tim Wunder]

On 2/23/2004 7:01 AM, I believe that Adam Khaerul wrote:
> "Tim Wunder" <tim at thewunders.org> wrote in message
> news:mailman.69.1077510551.1163.linux-users at smtp.linux-sxs.org...
> 
>>I'm trying to connect a Windows XP laptop to my fedora core 1 box via
>>X-Win32, a vnc-like software product for Windows which I've been using
> 
> 
> Firstly,  I will assume your X11 package is correctly setup, and u can run
> "starx" script in your fedora box.
> 
> I think, if that X-Win32 has ssh service, you must tick on "X-window enable
> tunneling" option.
> 
> I simply use secure ssh client  and X-Win 32 from winxp in university lab to
> my slackware 9.1 box at home.
> 
> They work very well.
> 
> Once I logged in, I use following commands:
> 
> setenv DISPLAY myuniversity.host:0,0  <--- in sun OS or general unix
> 
> or
> 
> export DISPLAY="myuniversity.host:0"  <--- in general linux
> 
> and
> 
> startx   <--- u can do this strightly, but if u want, this "startx script"
> must be set properly due to security problem
> 
> or xterm & <-- this application is safe
> 
> or Eterm & <-- this pretty much safe
> 
> or soffice & <--- or any applications I might need
> 
> 
> And that;s it, happy slakin the fedora box
> 
> 
>

X works, yes. The FC1 box boots into runlevel 5, and I can get a login 
to :1 using 'X :1 -query localhost', so XDMCP is working locally.

I don't see where I can 'tick on "X-window enable tunneling" option' in 
X-Win32, though. Guess my version of X-Win32 doesn't support that :-(

Thanks,
Tim