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- | ====== Remote X: Windows to Linux ====== | ||
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- | ====== Plain Ol Vanilla Remote X11 ====== | ||
- | 1) Install Xming **and** Xming-fonts | ||
- | * Download from [[http:// | ||
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- | 2) Add the Linux machine' | ||
- | Linux1.mydomain.com | ||
- | Linux1 | ||
- | 192.168.1.25 | ||
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- | 3) Start Xming | ||
- | * (NOT XLaunch) | ||
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- | 4) Start the connection: | ||
- | Connect to the Linux machine via ssh/ | ||
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- | Minimize the telnet session, do not close it. If you close it, your X11 connection will close. | ||
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- | **PROBLEMS** | ||
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- | **PROBLEM: | ||
- | **FIX:** Check the Xming log, it probably contains " | ||
- | - close Xming | ||
- | - Make sure that the DNS names and/or IPs are in the C:\Program Files\xming\X0.hosts file | ||
- | - restart Xming | ||
- | **FIX2:** If problem is not fixed, restart Xming with the -ac option. \\ | ||
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- | **PROBLEM: | ||
- | **FIX:** Install the Xming-fonts onto your Windows box. \\ | ||
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- | **PROBLEM: | ||
- | **FIX:** Change Windows Firewall setting to allow Xming. \\ | ||
- | **FIX2:** Disable Windows Firewall by going to Services, setting Windows Firewall to MANUAL START and then stop the service. \\ | ||
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- | **PROBLEM: | ||
- | **FIX:** When starting Xming as display 0, Windows Firewall does not complain. Check to see if Windows Firewall is blocking the connection. \\ | ||
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- | ====== Remote X11 Over SSH ====== | ||
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- | 1) Install Putty (if it's not already installed). | ||
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- | 2) Open putty and fill in the "Host Name" box. | ||
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- | 3) Ensure that SSH is checked. | ||
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- | 4) Under Category > Connection > SSH > X11 check the " | ||
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- | 5) Click the " | ||
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- | 6) Log into the remote machine as you would do in a normal SSH session. | ||
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- | 7) Start the X application from the command line, a window should open on your local machine with the application. | ||
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- | (It's a regular SSH session with putty but with X11 forwarding enabled.) | ||
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