----- Original Message -----
From: yudi v
To: Debian users mailing list
Sent: 3/8/2012 4:23:56 AM
Subject: X forwarding to a Windows 7 PC
Hi all,
I am trying to forward X from a Debian PC (laptop) to windows 7 pc
(desktop) without using SSH.
Will either use xming or mobaxterm on windows 7 pc
After some research, it looks like it can be done by copying the X
server cookie over to the windows 7 PC.
then use the following command to launch the programs on the windows pc.
-display hostname:display#.screen#
Both the PCs are directly connected and have access to each others
files using cifs tools/Samba.
As the computers are only few meters apart, I dont think a SSH
connection is needed.
I haven't tried this yet, is there anything I need to be aware of
before going down this path. I mean are there any security implication
doing this.
Also which one is
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Kind regards,
Yudi
IIRC there is a version requirement for Samba to play nice with W7. Google for
Samba and Windows 7
Larry
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