x over ppp

[Jeff Kinz]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 11:31:50PM -0400, tyche wrote:
> is there someway to pipe an X server out over a ppp connection to a windows 
> user with out getting into an expensive suite of software on teh windows end?

Yes , there is,
Install cygwin on your Windows system - it includes a free X-windows
servers so that you can run X-windows on your Win box.
Then you can tunnel the X-windows connection via IP thru your ppp 
connection.

Your connection needs to be faster than dial up, or it will be painful
to use. 

Cygwin is from "Cygnus" who is now owned by RedHat and the download
should be freely available on their website somewhere.


To learn how to do remote "X" connections check www.tldp.org, and look 
at the "HOW-TO" docs list.  There is one which deals specifically
on how to do that.  Searching the list for "remote" should find it.


-- 
Jeff Kinz,  Emergent Research,  Hudson, MA.