[TriLUG] Remote Console Access to X-Windows

Janyne Kizer janyne_kizer at ncsu.edu
Fri Nov 22 10:35:07 EST 2002


Tunnel VNC through SSH. 

> Jaimie Livingston wrote:
> 
> I've been tasked to find a secure solution to gaining remote X-Windows
> console access to various systems running Linux (or OBSD, if you are
> so inclined).
> 
> The stated goal is for someone to be able to securely access servers
> in our datacenters worldwide from remote clients (a laptop running
> Windows XP or RHL 8.0) and be able to interactively launch and use
> X-Windows if desired and for whatever reason. The reasons have not
> been given to me, so I can't answer questions about why anyone would
> want to do this on a given server.
> 
> And yes, I am personally aware that any administrative task anyone
> would need to do remotely can be done easier and faster via a text SSH
> console.
> 
> I've been reading about various ways to do this, but before I go off
> and start installing and experimenting, I was wondering if anyone has
> done something similar and would be willing to share their
> experiences. I'd be interested in hearing about what worked and what
> didn't, possible gotcha's, recommendations for specific open source or
> commercial clients, links to info I may not have found thru Google or
> the LDP, and the like.
> 
> Jaimie Livingston
> Systems Administrator
> HAHT Commerce, Inc.
> 400 Newton Road
> Raleigh, NC  27615
> Tel: +01.919.786.5209
> Fax: +01.919.786.5250
> Eml: Jaimie.Livingston at HAHT.com

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Janyne Kizer
Systems Programmer Administrator
NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Extension Information Technology



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