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Re: running remote XDMCP session over ssh
- From: Chris Green <chris at areti dot co dot uk>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:34:36 +0100
- Subject: Re: running remote XDMCP session over ssh
- References: <40DAE6EE.5010601@gmx.de> <30874.1088090492@www30.gmx.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: chris dot green at isbd dot co dot uk
On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 05:21:32PM +0200, Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> > Chris Green schrieb:
> >
> > >>But why would you need XDMCP if you already have a ssh connection to
> > >>your remote computer?
> > >>
> > >
> > > To get the whole desktop with the window manager of the remote
> > > computer as opposed to using a local window manager maybe.
> > >
> > And why would you need XDMCP for this? Use ssh -Y and just start kde (or
> > similar).
>
> CDE is not supported, is it ? ;-).
> I need access to some legacy workstations.
> That is why.
>
... and I don't want KDE thank you (what does 'ssh -Y' do by the way,
the ssh that I use doesn't seem to have that option).
--
Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)