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Depending on your /etc/sshd/ssh_config, X forwarding may be
automatically enabled or not. The -X switch is the manual invocation of
this.

On Mon, 2003-06-02 at 12:13, Don Calfa wrote:
> What is the difference using -X or not?
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> I ssh from T1 (office) to 256k (home dsl) and can do fine on CLI.  If I=20
> type "nautilus", I get nautilus on the local running from the remote and=20
> it takes a couple of minutes.  What am I supposed to get if I
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> ssh -l me <ip> -X
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> because it doesn't seem to do anything different.  Either that doesn't=20
> matter or my ssh is not optimized.
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> tkinias@asu.edu wrote:
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> >scripsit George Gambill:
> > =20
> >
> >>One brave sole (besides myself) is now using Linux (non-LTSP) desktop
> >>(RH8).  He seems to be doing fairly well but we do hit some bumps from
> >>time to time requiring my attention.  I could install VNC server on
> >>his desktop so I could effect fixes from my machine.  Is there a
> >>better way???  We are behind a firewall so simplicity is more
> >>important than security.
> >>   =20
> >>
> >
> >I frequently just use SSH for this.  I've got a buddy whose home Debian
> >box I frequently help him troubleshoot, and there's little I can't do
> >through SSH, especially with tunneled X.
> >
> >I'm typing this e-mail in an xterm running on one of my boxes at home,
> >displaying on an X server at work.  (I've got X apps from four different
> >boxes on my desktop right now...)  So long as the remote box's sshd is
> >set to tunnel X and you remember the '-X' when you invoke the SSH
> >client, it's trivial to use.  It's also pretty secure, FWIW.
> >
> >IIRC VNC lets you actually take control of his desktop, so he can watch
> >you move the mouse around and see what you're doing.  That you can't do
> >with vanilla SSH and X, but otherwise VNC seems like overkill.
> >
> >HTH,
> > =20
> >
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Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
CoBryce Communications

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