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Stalafin

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From: Berlin, Germany

Registered: 2007-10-26

Posts: 617

ssh -X and remote desktops

Here at my uni I can connect to a server via ssh and work on it like a thin client.

Usually I do that issuing 'ssh -X'.

I am getting a shell and can start graphical programs (firefox, matlab, etc.).

Now what I want is to get the entire remote desktop inside a window... To show you what I mean I have attached a screenshot someone took for me using Windows Vista and Putty to access the server.

How can I achieve that?

_alexmyself

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From: france

Registered: 2005-09-18

Posts: 89

Re: ssh -X and remote desktops

NX client/server, really a good invention...

Last edited by _alexmyself (2008-05-05 21:45:55)

dr_te_z

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From: Zoetermeer, the Netherlands

Registered: 2006-12-06

Posts: 154

Re: ssh -X and remote desktops

This can be achieved using "xnest". As far as I know this works by means of "plain tcp-ip". Maybe it can be configured to use ssh, I don't know.

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