Hi Ramon,
That was well explained. Now I got it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ramon Gandia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Telneting to the server
> Ken Wilson wrote:
> >
> > Do we possibly mean an X client, not a server? The X server already
> > resides on the Linux Box, how else does your X-windows run on your
> > Linux box without it. I think what you need is a client on the
> > Window's box that can connect to the Linux box's X-server.
>
> This is a frequent area of confusion. It seems backwards, but
> here it is:
>
> the computer you watch the program on is the X-server.
> The application runs on the the X-client.
>
> Example. You have two computers. ONe is Linux box and
> runs a program. You want to watch this program on the
> Windows95 computer screen. The Windows95 is the X-server.
>
> For the purposes of the program, the reverse is true, but
> not in the case of X.
>
> The original posting was right. What the guy wants is
> an X-server for his Windows 95 computer so he can look at
> X programs running on his Linux box.
>
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