Its actually quite simple: $ ssh -X $IP-at-home
of course, this will only work for X11 apps, not Mac apps. I would recommend using VNC. To get that to work SECURELY, I suggest logging into your home Mac as shown above and from your home and then connect to the VNC server running on your home Mac using $ vncviewer localhost:1 And there you go: a secure, easy to use remote control of your home computer. -Matt --- Cameron Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > at home type > > > > DISPLAY=ipaddressatschool > > export DISPLAY > > > > at school do > > > > xhost + > > > > then you do in your shell at home (you can log in > from school: > > xterm > > > > and that will appaer on your X1 at school... > > This is terribly insecure, however, and can be > easily snooped/spoofed. X11 > forwarding using ssh2 would be a much better idea, > but I've never done it > on OS X. > > -- > ---------------------------------- personal: > http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- > Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems Ltd * So. Calif., > USA * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Roger Waters, public health officer: "Careful > with that pox, Eugene!" ------ > > -- > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from > Amazon.com \ > / > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> > \ > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MaX-list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
