> X11 forwarding using ssh2 would be a much better idea, > but I've never done it on OS X.
Agreed. Using ssh with a mac is pretty easy. You just turn on 'Remote Administration' in the sharing control panel and you're set... At school you need an ssh client (I use ssh Secure Shell on windows, or cygwin (also on windows) if I need to do X forwarding) Setting up X11 Forwarding is pretty much the same setup as for any other *nix system. You need to enable it in the sshd.conf file that lives in (IIRC) /etc --- just uncomment the lines that read: X11Forwarding yes (or in some cases change the 'no' to 'yes') You'll also need to add some firewall rules to allow you to pass the X11 connections (I don't remember the port numbers, but google will find them (or you could grep /etc/services for 'X11' to find them)) To connect you must have the X server running on your home Mac *when you first connect* (otherwise the apps will start ok, but display locally, rather than on the terminal in front of you). I have Jaguar only, so it has to be started separately --- it's integrated in Panther (right?) Then as Matt says, at school type: ssh -X $IP.addr.at.home and you're in... When you start the apps from the command line, all being well, you'll get them displayed on the screen in front of you. /*_______________________________DISCLAIMER_____________________________________*/ It's been a while since I set this up, so I may have forgotten something. I seem to remember having to set up a $DISPLAY environment variable on each of the machines (it's not explicitly there) (and I can't check because the iMac at home isn't on at the moment). I have also made the assumption that since you're reading the MaX list, you have some experience with terminal.app and are not scared of using sudo to elevate your permissions etc... Also, as Matt says, you will only be able to see X11 apps in front of you. Mac Cocoa/Carbon/etc applications do not use X11 as their windowing manager and hence can not be exported with such methods. VNC is surely the way to go if this was your intention. /*______________________________________________________________________________*/ Cheers, Tim __________________________________________________________________ Win 12 amazing weekend breaks, one every month for a year to Dublin, Milan, the Alps, Paris and beyond http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/competitions/brilliant_weekends.html -- 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
