X forwarding

nc3b · 07-16-2006, 03:03 PM

I am using 2 slackware computers and I want to enable X forwarding over ssh

I am in the terminal and I type ssh -X root@192....

then after authentification I type startx.. and it starts.. on the other computer. I have enabled X forwarding in sshd_confid and in my ssh_config
Please help. Thank you.

raskin · 07-16-2006, 03:26 PM

Run startx locally and run apps remotely (in ssh). It's that easy.

nc3b · 07-16-2006, 03:35 PM

Thank you.
1. How do I do just that
2. What if I want to see the whole screen as if I would be in front of that computer.

Matir · 07-16-2006, 03:37 PM

In order to see the whole screen, you'd need to use a tool like VNC. X Forwarding is used to have remote X apps appear on the local X server.

Nylex · 07-16-2006, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nc3b

1. How do I do just that

Not sure about number 2, but this one I can answer. As raskin said, run X on the machine you're connecting from and then open up a terminal window (xterm, rxvt, Konsole, etc) and connect to the server like you have done above (although, it is safer to disable root login in your sshd_config and connect as a normal user, then use su). All you then need to do is run whatever graphical program you want at the prompt and it should appear on the local machine.

raskin · 07-16-2006, 03:43 PM

And on the first point - run startx, run xterm in it (or some terminal emulator), run 'ssh -X' in xterm, run application you need in ssh.