Original question,
>
> My situation,
>
> Client SPARC Solaris 7, openssh 2.3.0, behind firewall
> Server SPARC Solaris 7, openssh 2.3.0, behind firewall
>
> I would like to export the display from the server to the client
> through public internet and the firewalls. After having read all
> the FAQs, manuals, and searched the web, it is not clear to me
> whether this is possible without establishing a VPN, which seems
> like overkill simply to export the display.
>
> Could someone please clarify?
> Thanks,
> jwf
>
Thanks to
Charles Curley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tim Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Hobson, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
for their prompt, courteous and helpful replies.
I reconfigured and recompiled the server to make sure
X11Forwarding was on, ie. ./configure --with-x
but that was not the problem. It turns out that the
client side configuration file defaults to disallow this.
The client file /usr/local/etc/ssh_config now contains the following:
# Server Comment Line
Host server_name
ForwardAgent yes
ForwardX11 yes
Protocol 2,1
# Be paranoid by default
Host *
ForwardAgent no
ForwardX11 no
FallBackToRsh no
And everything works as expected.
Thanks again,
jwf
John W. Funk, P.Eng voice: 905-829-5028
CAD/CAM & Unix Consultants Inc. fax: 905-829-0517
P.O. Box 61024, Maple Grove P.O. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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