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Author: Jeff
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Subject: X over a network
I'm using SecureCRT and it does X11 forwarding, but I don't know how to use it in that manner.

At 05:27 AM 11/12/2001, you wrote:
>
>Your SSH client needs to handle X11Forwarding. The following Win32
>ssh client does:
>http://www.zip.com.au/~roca/ttssh.html
>
>The latest snapshot of putty does as well:
>
>http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
>
>For all the gory details on how it's done, just do a google search on
>ssh and Xsession tunneling.
>
>****************************************************
>Sonja Michelle L. Thomas
>
>
>
>- ----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Lee Bell" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:22 AM
>Subject: Re: X over a network
>
>
>> Maybe I'm just being dense, but does this setting of the display
>> variable to point back to a display located at your *IP address*
>> actually send the x-session data over the encrypted link, or will
>> it open up a sniffable/non-encrypted channel separate from the SSH
>> tunnel? If the former, how? (small words would be nice *giggle*)
>>
>> "Sonja Michelle L. Thomas" wrote:
>> >
>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> > Hash: SHA1
>> >
>> > Sure SSH is a choice!!
>> >
>> > Though it may not be listed in the x-session setup boxes. But
>> > that's when you think outside of the box!!! I do't set up an
>> > X-session using Exceeds session wizard. Instead I just start the
>> > Exceed Server, then ssh into my box using putty, then I call the
>> > following script (wich I threw together):
>> >
>> > __________________________________________________________________
>> > ____ _____
>> > #!/bin/sh
>> > #
>> > #
>> >
>> > export DISPLAY=192.168.0.3:0.0
>> >
>> > icewm &
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~Jeff

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