ssh/X with two hops
Robert Mecklenburg
mecklen@cimsoft.com
Thu Sep 4 02:49:00 GMT 2003
AG> Most likely X11Forwarding is disabled on that host.
AG>
AG> check /etc/ssh/sshd_config for an entry
AG> X11Forwarding yes
That's it! Works perfectly. Thanks!
TC> BTW - emacs works perfectly well over a terminal session. No need
TC> for X at all. You should be able to open a good-old MS-DOS
TC> prompt, telnet or ssh to your hearts content, then make sure
TC> TERM=vt100 on the remote system, then run emacs.
I haven't used emacs without X (by choice) since 1988! 8-) Yes, it
works (pretty well) but why would I want a VW when I can have a BMW?
Seriously, thanks for your suggestion, I'm just trying to see how
close cygwin/xfree can get me to the Right Answer (tm).
Thanks,
--
Robert
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