Linux/Windows Environment

rshooper · 08-16-2004, 01:04 PM

Is there a way that I can have Windows and DOS machines connect to a linux server? I woudl like to have these machines log onto the server and run application from the server. It would be nice if the windows machines coudl run XWindows. I have have always used Linux in a command line environment except at the console. I am currently using Samba for file sharing, I would just like to be able to utilize my Linux servers more. Any help or ideas is appreciated.

JoshFed · 08-16-2004, 01:16 PM

SSH to the Linux server with something like PuTTY?

Xceed (possibly misspelled) or something like runs on Windows and will let you run X.

rshooper · 08-16-2004, 01:40 PM

I currently use SSH to connect to the servers. Hoever, I don't belive I can run XWindows though that If it's possibel I don't know how. I also want something easy for my user, who know nothing about computers to be able to log on and run thier applications.

binidiot · 08-16-2004, 02:33 PM

CYGWIN is full of possibilities.

rshooper · 08-16-2004, 02:43 PM

I was playing with CYGWIN earlier today and it just looked like it was a UNIX emulator for the PC that is was installed on. Where can I find some documentation on how to use this?

binidiot · 08-16-2004, 04:50 PM

www.cygwin.com

rshooper · 08-16-2004, 06:32 PM

OK, I have Cygwin/X up and running on my PC. However, I still can't seem to get XWindows to run. All it does is open up a XWindows screen that is blank, I can do anything with the window. Also, how do I connect to a remote Linux box and run XWindows, all I get is a console connection? I will keep looking for different documentation, but if someone can help out I would really appreciate it.