Re: [TCLUG:8991] Remote X from Windows

["Perry Hoekstra" <hoek504@mailcity.com>]

I apologize, I forgot to mention that this is my home network.  At this point and time, I don't have always up access (cable modem or DSL) to the box.  I just not a big telnet fan and I hate to be constantly switching boxes through my Belkin Omnicube.

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On Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:21:28    Peter Lukas wrote:
>You can connect directly to the X server, but that's not really a
>security-conscious move,  Use an SSH client to connect to the X-Windows
>machine from the NT machine.  Enable X11 forwarding in the SSH client from
>the X Server machine to your NT machine and tell the local X-Server to get
>requests from the loopback device.  That way, all X11 traffic travels over
>the encrypted connection to your display and cannot be easily sniffed by
>outsiders.
>
>Most X Windows / OpenWindows connections are made on port 6000 and up of
>the host machine.  The host machine broadcasts that availability to anyone
>within an earshot, allowing them to make connections to the X server.
>What's more, keystroke and other information may be captured by remotely
>sniffing those ports.  Do the right thing and either block connections to
>port 6000 with a packet filter like ipchains or disable "Chooser
>Broadcast" and other connection requests inside your x/k/gdm
>configuration.

So by default, is my Linux box (RH 6.0) "broadcasting" whereby all I have to do is select XDCMP broadcast inside Starnet and point it at my Linux box or do I have to turn it on somehow?

>
>As mentioned above, you can always forward X11 traffic over the SSH
>connection and use X11 apps under the local windows X server with a
>relatively high level of security.
>
>Peter Lukas
>
>On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Perry Hoekstra wrote:
>
>> Greet the sun all,
>> 
>> What do you need to do in order to enable remote X working on a Linux
>> box?  I have StarNet on my NT box and I would like to use it in
>> conjunction with my Linux server.  Everywhere else I have been, the
>> Solaris sysadmins have been there before me and done the grunt work to
>> get StarNet/Exceed to work in a Unix environment. I remember a past
>> discussion on this and it involved setting permissions for remote
>> attachment and the like.  I looked at the archives but could not find
>> the thread.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
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>> Perry Hoekstra - dutchman@mn.uswest.net
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>> All that is Microsoft does not glitter,
>> Not all those who wander are lost;
>> The old AT&T Unix that is strong does not wither,
>> Deep roots are not reached by frost.
>> 
>> >From the ashes of Spec1170 a fire shall be woken,
>> A light from the shadows shall spring;
>> Renewed shall be the Unix OS that was broken,
>> Linux shall be king.
>> 
>> 
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