> Where is it for RH 7.1 ? >I suspect it's somewhere obscure in /usr/X11R6/lib/something. "locate gdm.conf" or "find / -name gdm.conf" will find it for you.
Louis> Thanks for that. But after browsing the forums and emailing the support staff for my server, I found out that they do not install the X Window system on the servers they give. So looks like I've got to install it first. What's the easiest way for me to do this remotely ? Can I use "up2date" to get the files, and what are all the rpm files I need to install either Gnome and/or KDE ? > > I want to manually enable xdmcp for a server located across the web, > and see if cgiwin/XFREE86 can send me the graphical display for the > server. >Whoa there tiger. xdm is cool for local networks, but there's no way I'd do it accross the internet. There are two compelling reasons why: 1. It's insecure. 2. SSH lets you do the same thing, with compression! Louis> I see. Thanks for letting me know. The forums I read also did not recommend this approach. >Here's what I suggest as an alternative: >Get teraterm and ttssh (only because I know for a fact that it can do X forwarding). Start your X server. Run ttssh and connect to your server in the US - set ttssh to "forward X connections". Start whatever program you need to use accross the internet. Crank up the compression settings on teraterm and you'll find this is generally a less painful experience. Louis> Where can I get "teraterm" ? You say start the X server. Once I install Gnome or KDE isn't the X server always up and running across a live server ? >You could for example run gnome-panel and get your gnome foot thing. Louis> Once I install the GUI stuff, I'll see about that. I'll keep you posted on that. >There's probably some additional gotchas, but that's the basic principle - forward X over your SSH tunnel. Louis> I have Putty that I use to connect remotely. I can do both Telnet and SSH. But I think I will permanently disabled Telnet on the server. For that I just set "disabled" to "YES" from the "/etc/xinetd.d/wp_telnet" file on this server, and that should do it right ? Do I need to restart Apache for the new changes to take effect ? >If you're doing remote administration you *need* ssh. The ssh that ships with cygwin will do this as well IIRC. Louis> How do I run ssh with cgiwin ? > I initially tried VNC for this but never got it working. So I gave up. But I am feeling confident with cgiwin/XFREE86. >there are two really nice things about vnc - first is that you have a persistent session, second is that you can tunnel it over ssh. Might be worth persisting with, depending on what you really need. Getting ssh to forward X is probably the easiest. Louis> Well if I get some help on this one I will definetely give it a go again. So which is better then using "teraterm" or "VNC" or have both setup and then I see which best suits me ? I just bought a Networking guide for homebased setups, and it has a copy of VNC on there. VNC 3.3 for Windows, and VNC 2.8 for Linux. Actually it might be a good idea for me to try both VNC and teraterm for my local network to see how it's setup, and then I can progress with the live server. But I want to at least install an X Window on the live server at this very moment. I am on holidays now so have time to do this right now. Cheers Louis . -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
