From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2006-10-02T07:56:40+09:00
Subject: Re: net/ssh question

On 9/29/06, Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote:
> Joe Van Dyk wrote:
>
> > On 9/29/06, Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> wrote:
> >> On 30/09/06 Joe Van Dyk said:
> >>
> >> > Can I use net/ssh to connect to a remote server, start a X
> >> > application, and have the application's display show up on my
> >> > computer?
> >>
> >> Can it use X portforwarding? If so, then yes, if you're running a local X
> >> server.
> >
> > I don't know if it can or not.  :-)  Why I'm asking.
>
> The answer depends on whether the remote and local machines are properly
> configured

Yes

> both running the same version of X windows

Yes

> and whether the SSH connection between the local and remote machines is made with the appropriate options.

My question is whether net/ssh supports these appropriate options, and
whether an application's display can be sent over an opened ssh
channel.