Xming is a free MSWindows X server without the overhead of cygwin http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Xming It can automatically use PuTTY's plink.exe utility to start up SSH-tunnelled X sessions. I've recently started to be convinced that msys + xming is all the *nix compatibility I need on an MS box. -A On 11/13/06, Dan Lund wrote: > Yes, but you have to purchase that. > Cygwin is downloadable, but yes, Exceed is another alternative. > > On 11/13/06, Roderick Ford wrote: > > 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 > > >> - - - - - - - > > >> Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- 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