Re: X tunneling

From: Stefan Monnier (monnier_at_iro.umontreal.ca)
Date: 03/31/05


Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:25:29 -0500


> I know X tunneling can be done with 'ssh -X hostipaddress' etc., but is
> there also a way to somehow do some variant of X tunneling so that if I run
> an X gui application on a remote computer, that application also runs on
> the remote computer so that remote use could watch the screen and see what
> is being controlled at my end remotely? That would be really useful for
> helping newbies-- I could run an X application on a friend's remote
> computer, and (s)he could see what i was doing.

There was a utility, working along the same lines as `xmove', which could do
such tricks as display an Xclient on several Xservers (I think it was
originally developed for classroom use).

I can't remember the name, tho.

        Stefan



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