Re: DSL and remote X-windows session -- doesn't work

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:51:13 -0800, kroger wrote:

Hello. I am having some trouble using X windows via my DSL
modem which runs at a max of 1.5 megs (due to my locality) to
work on a remote machine in my lab.

I am able to connect to the remote machine using

ssh -X <machine name.university.edu>

<snip>

Many thanks in advance if anybody has information
about why this happens or what to do to speed it up.

Jim Kroger

What platform is hosting matlab? That is, what is your remote
computer's OS?

BTW, I decided to google for your problem, and it seems a lot of the
recent posts flow back to you. But for reference, other people are
having trouble with it, too:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.matlab/msg/8430a6f37b1561be

I am very curious to see how this resolves because if I understand remote
X correctly, it is just transmits X's instructions for screen drawing
over the network. There should be no specific performance penalty for any
application. That is, it should not be specific to java, etc. The ssh
transport that you are using includes a performance hit, though. BTW,
have you actually run the program directly at the lab for a speed
comparison?

--
Douglas Mayne

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