On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 11:33 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Maurice O'Connor wrote: > > I installed 10.1 on two boxes. I noticed on the login screen that there > > is a selection under menu for logging in remotely. I would like to use > > this option but no host names show in the login menu and I am not able > > to add any. I am able to rsh or ssh to either of my machines. > > Can anyone give me a clue or point me to the right place so that I can > > login remotely. > > TIA. > > > By default, the filewall blocks remote X connections. You would have to > open the firewall on both machines to let X through. As the connections > are not encripted, or even compressed, anyone can monitor them. So you > are sending your username and password in the clear over the network. > This is not usualy a good idea. > > Depending on what you want to do, you may be better off running the > remote program over an ssh connection, or using VNC to allow remote > access. It is also possible to use Xnest to run aq remote window > manager in a window on your desktop over a ssh connection... > > If you have a home network, and just want to play with remote X logins, > try opening up port 6000 on both machines. If you are behind a hardware > firewall, or not connected to the Internet, you could shut down the > firewall on both machines just long enough to make the test. If you are > not using a home network, or a network where you KNOW everyone on the > network is trustworthy, this is a bad idea! > > Mikkel > Plain text document attachment (message.footer) > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ Thanks Mikkel for the explanation.
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