Problems forwarding X over ssh

[Peter W Beninate]

William Hooper wrote:
> Michael Marsh said:
> 
>>Really strange.... but it seems like it is sort of
>>working... just not forwarding what I would
>>get if I were physically sitting at the terminal.
> 
> 
> This has never been how X forwarding works.  Perhaps you are confusing it
> with VNC?
> 

I have heard of people tunneling X through ssh, but have never done it 
myself.