[RLUG] ssh and xwindows : M$ to a linux box

[Brian Chrisman]

Dennis Bagley wrote:

> I have managed to configure my router and firewalls to allow me to ssh
> into my
> office PC from outside the office.  I get a nice terminal window that
> allows me
> to do most of the command line things you'd expect.  Unfortunately I
> also need to
> be able to run X Windows to access certain things that require a GUI.
>
> So far I have not been able to figure out how to do that on a M$ box.
>
> I can run PUTTY and get in just fine but I have not been able to figure
> out how
> to run X.  And yes I did enable X11 Forwarding inside of PUTTY.  But I
> seem to still
> be  missing something.
>
> When I try running startx I get message of "User not authorized"  which
> doesn't make sense.
>
> even xterm  gives me message of Can't open display.
>
> I've tried resetting the DISPLAY variable but then the cursor just sits
> blinking at me.
>
>
> Would someone please help point me in the right direction?
>
I'm not quite certain what you are trying to do.  Are you attempting to 
execute an X-windows application on a remote Linux/UNIX system and have 
that application use your local Windows system for a display?  In order 
to do that, you will need to run an X-server on your Windows system.  
There are a few options for this out there, at least one of which is 
open source.  (You should be able to search for Windows X-server)  
Netmanage and Xage used to sell a few of those back in the day as well.
After starting the X-server on your windows box, you could be able to 
direct X-sessions to it and use ssh-X11 forwarding, assuming putty 
supports that.

I may be completely misunderstanding what you are attempting to do 
though... so if you can add some detail about the OS's and the nature in 
which you want to use each, that could possibly help.

-Brian

> Thanks
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
>
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