[ale] X over ssh to linux box using putty?

[Preston Boyington]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> In Putty Configuration for the session in which you want the tunnel just
> go to the Connection -->ssh -->X11 area.
> 
> In there check the box for Enable X11 forwarding.  
> 
> Save the session.
> 
> Login to the client with that selection (insure you are NOT explicitly
> setting DISPLAY variable in /etc/profile, /etc/bashrc, $HOME/.profile,
> $HOME/.bashrc etc...).  
> 
> Echo $DISPLAY
> 
> It should show something like localhost:10.0

hmmm, looks like it's broken:
"X connection to localhost:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)."

so i will reconfigure it shortly...

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> Personally I don't use XDMCP for full desktop display so if that is what
> you are looking for you may need to do some other work.

no, a windowed display will be fine.

>  You don't need to run startx to display X-Windows from your remote host to your
> desktop.  Startx is for starting X on the native console.

thanks, have never tried this.