Have a look at CygWin, it's a *nix under windows, complete with X server. John Horne wrote:
>Hello, > >I've been trying to get our users to use Openssh to access our Sun systems >rather than telnet/ftp. Whilst this is okay for command-line usage (using >putty), some users use Hummingbird Exceed to access the Sun systems X >window/CDE system. My understanding is that X window itself is not secure, >and should be used over SSH as well. The problem is how? > >I have been, and am still!, looking on the 'net to try and see how to setup >SSH on a Windows NT/W2K machine, with Exceed (version 7) and putty, and >access CDE on solaris 7/8 systems which are running Openssh (3.2.3p1). What >configuration options do I need for putty, Exceed and the SSH server on the >Sun system? I have had a look at the port-forwarding bit, but it seems to >relate to securing specific services, e.g. smtp, pop3, etc. > >Exceed is usually (here at least) configured to use an xdmcp broadcast to >locate local Sun systems, and it seems to use local port 296 and remote port >288, yet my (linux) /etc/services file shows xdmcp as using port 177. The X >system uses port 6000 onwards, so which port(s) need forwarding? > > >Many thanks for any help. I'm not looking for someone to resolve this for me >- although that would be nice :-) - but if anyone has any pointers, url's >etc then I may be able to piece it together myself. Failing that we'll >simply use ssh for comamd-line usage and leave the X window system as it is. > > > >Regards, > >John. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 233914 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >PGP key available from public key servers > >
