You need a local X server like Exceed (Hummingbird). Dan Lund wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- 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