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

[Sebastian Smith]

> 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.
>

Cygwin may be able to do what you require, but it will be _slow_.  Not 
just slow due to Cygwin, X is bulky and doesn't forward over the Internet 
well.  I suggest that you investigate a Virtual Network Computing (VNC) 
solution.  There are several open source, cross platform solutions on the 
market.  Some can be run with reasonable performance over a dialup 
connection.  Let me know if you need more info.  I'd be happy to research 
the topic more.

- Sebastian