Yup. Works like a charm! I use a version of the scheme described below every day to get an X session on my Thinkpad served up by my RS/6000. (Can you guess who I work for?) I have the monitor from my RS/6000 side-by-side with my Thinkpad, and run x2x to effectively give me a dual-headed X Session.
>From: Jean-Claude Gervais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Cygwin Remote: Want to implement a Citrix Metaframe >alternative >Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 14:25:01 -0400 > >Whoah! > > Does that actually work Thomas? > > Slick! > > Thanks for the tip! I may not have originally asked the question, but I >can >definitely use your solution! > > Thanks again. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Thomas Chadwick >Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:09 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Cygwin Remote: Want to implement a Citrix Metaframe >alternative > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Cygwin Remote: Want to implement a Citrix Metaframe alternative > >Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:41:45 +0200 > > > >Hi all, > > > >I am a Newbee to the X11 System (ok i can configure an compiled it) but, > >the Steps for Remote Working (like an ICA Metraframe Client) for > >Cygwin/Xfree86 is > >not really easy. > > > >In Think i have two choices: > > > >1) > >Remoteauthentication via the Remote Dektopmanager Control Protocol, > >(But Everyon tells me it is complex an still unsecure?) > > > >2) > >Using the "sure" way over an OpenBSD SSH-Shell > >(thins is the actually configuration, but not a Release Candidate. > > > >The SSH way works fine, but the Problem is the Logon Interface (Bash >shell) > >add xhost, DISPLAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:0.0; export DISPLAY startkde (catch an > >Error) > > > >Wow! My Boss is killing me for this nasty Way. > > > >Ok, iam a Programmer, and i think (write a little Windows Application for > >Logon to > >the X-Remote Server (but still the non-interactive SSH Shell is bugging >me. > > > >(I have read from "empty Keyphrase Trick"???) > > > >Ok Guys, what the best and fastest Way (non commercial, Software must be > >free)? > > >I think I follow what you're trying to do in #2 above. May I suggest the >following? > >On the remote system, create a shell script which contains something like >the following: > > #!/bin/sh > > # Launch an Xterm (run in the pack ground) > xterm -title `whoami`@`hostname` & > > # Launch WindowManager (run in the foreground) > mwm > >On the local (Cygwin) system, create a shell script that contains something >similar to the following, and save it as .xinitrc in your home directory: > > #!/bin/sh > > ssh -X remoteusername@remotehostname pathtoremotescript > >The "pathtoremotescript" is referring to the script on the remote system I >suggested above. > >On the local (Cygwin) system, edit the file .bash_profile in your home >directory and add /usr/X11R6/bin to your path: > > export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin > >Finally, on the Cygwin system, create a Windows shortcut with the following >target: > > C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login -c "xinit -- -nodecoration" > >When you double click the shortcut, the following sequence of events will >happen: > >1) Windows will run bash. The --login parameter tells it to source your >.bash_profile file, adding /usr/X11R6/bin to your PATH. >2) Bash will run xinit, which will start up the X server, then source the >.xinitrc file. >3) .xinitrc will execute ssh. >4) ssh will connect to the remote system and prompt you for a password. It >will then enable X11 Forwarding, assign the appropriate value to DISPLAY, >and will execute the remote shell script. >5) The remote shell script will run, launching an xterm and window manager >which will appear on your Cygwin X server screen. >6) Close things down by quitting the window manager on the remote system or >by killing the Cygwin X server with Alt-F4. > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx