(question) Need access to a local Linux computer via LAN

Don Calfa wrote:
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> my X forwarding is enabled so -X doesn't mean anything then. Thanks.
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> Is it normal for an X app to take a couple of minutes to load (over 256k)?

Unfortunately, slow is normal. One thing that can really help speed up
X over ssh is to add "-C" as well. From man:

>Requests compression of all data (including stdin, stdout, stderr, and data for forwarded X11 and TCP/IP connections). The compression algorithm is the same used by gzip(1), and the ``level'' can be controlled by the CompressionLevel option (see below). Compression is desirable on modem lines and other slow connections, but will only slow down things on fast networks. The default value can be set on a host-by-host basis in the configuration files; see the Compression option below.

Steve