[K12OSN] CigWin and K12LTSP

[Jim Hays]

I tried each of these with no success.

I tried

Xwin -fullscreen -query 10.1.6.100

and got the "gray screen"

(I successfully connected with vncviewer 10.1.6.100)

Which is better?  VncViewer or CygWin?



Les Mikesell wrote:

>There are two ways to connect. This one looks just like the thin
>client:
>Double-click the Cygwin icon on the desktop to get a bash shell,
>then type:
>Xwin -fullscreen -query your_k12ltsp_server
>You should get the graphic login prompt, followed by the full desktop
>from the server.  The only difference is that windows hotkey actions
>override the X versions so alt-tab will toggle the active MS window
>instead of within the X desktop (etc).
>
>The other way is to:
>export DISPLAY=:0
>Xwin -multiwindow &
>ssh -X your_k12ltsp_server
>...start one or more X programs by typing their names.
>This way opens separate windows for each X applications that are
>managed more or less like MS apps.
>
>Do it the first way to introduce Linux and X, the second if you
>want to run one or just a few applications remotely, mixed with
>some MS apps.
>
>---
>   Les Mikesell
>    les at futuresource.com
>
> 
>
>
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>On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 13:48, Jim Hays wrote:
>  
>
>>Thanks for the reply.
>>
>>I would love to see that script.   I haven't played with this yet.  I 
>>thought I would pick the brains of the list before I tried it to make 
>>sure I wasn't going down a dead end.
>>
>>
>>
>>Scott Sherrill wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Jim,
>>>
>>>If you have cygwin, and you have Xwindows installed you don't have to 
>>>do anything on the server. By default the server allows connections 
>>>from X no matter if the client is thin or thick.
>>>
>>>We use cygwin in our labs, and I wrote a quick .bat script that calls 
>>>my server.  Don't have it with me right now, but I could dig it up if 
>>>there is interest.
>>>
>>>
>>>Scott
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>OK.  I know it's CygWin and not cigwin.  (Just extinguishing flames :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Jim Hays wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>OK.  So I have my K12LTSP lab in place and it is working well.  I 
>>>>>would like to have our teachers (at their Windows workstations on 
>>>>>the "outside" of the lab) access the K12LTSP box using CygWin.
>>>>>What do I have to do at the server to make this happen?
>>>>>
>>>>>What do I have to do at the Windows box to make this happen?
>>>>>
>>>>>I would like to use this to "introduce" teachers to Linux and 
>>>>>K12LTSP in a "non-threatening" way.  (So I don't get threatened......)
>>>>>
>>>>>Ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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