connecting to x over phone lines

[Chris G]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 09:42:38AM -0600, Linda wrote:
> Just wondering is there a way I can allow someone to connect via phone 
> line and use x based programs from their home windows computers?
>                       
Yes, I do it occasionally.  There are several possible ways to do it:-

    Use an ssh connection, (e.g. something like putty on windows), I'm
    not sure *exactly* how you'd do it from Windows but I'm sure it
    must be possible.  From a Linux/Unix client it's trivial:-

        ssh -X <destination>
        run the program you want

    It's slow though, even over braodband.  For simple applications
    it's usable but for such as Firefox it's not really very much use
    unless you're desperate.



    Use VNC, do a Google search to find out what this is.



    Run an X server on the windows system and tell that to connect to
    the remote Linux/Unix box.  I used to do this so I could see my
    Linux desktop on my Windows machine.  I'm not sure how usable it
    would be over an internet connection.

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Chris Green