Unix X11 window forwarding....

[Da_iMac_Daddy]

I was wondering if someone could set up a faq/howto on how to set up window forwarding with xdarwin and give some insight on the entire process. I know this is a lot to ask and that it's a pretty large request but I think it will help a lot of newbies like me.

 

[shelob]

When you say "Window forwarding" do you mean sending the DISPLAY to another UNIX or X-Window compliant DISPLAY?

If so its:

sh> DISPLAY=hostname:0.0
sh> export DISPLAY



ksh> export DISPLAY=hostname:0.0

csh> setenv DISPLAY hostname:0.0

Whne you execute any X-window clients they will DISPLAy on the remote machine, provide there is permission enough to do it. There is a miriad of ways of getting anough permissions, one is using the user command "xhost". But for a long term solution you will need a more secure route.

 

[Da_iMac_Daddy]

Hmm... sounds cool now all I need is another computer to do it with ;-)