xnest is a linux app and putty is ssh, so you'd need to do x11 forwarding through ssh and have an X11 server running locally to accept the x11 forwarding. So quick answer: no. More complicated answer: cygwin with ssh would do what you need. On 11/13/06, keith smith wrote: > You have my curiosity up. I looked at the man page and I cannot determin > how you would use this command. > > I am using putty to shell into my linux dev box that is right next to me. > Can I use Xnest to use X in my putty shell session? > > Keith > > > > > Nathan England wrote: > > > And if I ever learned how to type, you'd actually believe me! > Seriously, the correct answer: > > Xnest -query machine.name :1 > > > Sorry guys for all the lame posts, but in case someone else wants to know, I > had to post the correct way to do it. > > nathan > > > > > On Monday 13 November 2006 09:04, Nathan England wrote: > > All, > > > > I am trying to remote X to another machine, but I want to do it in a > > window. I swear I have done this before many times, I only type > > > > X -query machine.name :0.1 > > > > But it keeps telling me 0 is already in use, 1 works, but on another vt, I > > want it displayed in a window, I cannot remember how to do this. > > Any help? > > > > nathan > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Nathan England > PaysonLinux User Group > nathan@paysonlinux.org > http://www.paysonlinux.org/ > > Software Development > Website Development > Linux Administration > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > - - - - - - - > Keith Smith > - - - - - - - > http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html > - - - - - - - > > ________________________________ > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." -Napoleon Bonaparte --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss