Re: connect from Windows XP to OpenSSH server on AIX system

StephenRichter@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Todd H. wrote:
StephenRichter@xxxxxxxxx writes:

I have SSH server running on an RS6000 - AIX system. Currently I use
PuTTY to telnet from Windows to the RS6000. I would like to run X11
type GUI applications from the Windows XP client on the RS6000 AIX
server. How do I do that? Can I run a KDE desktop somehow in a window
on the XP system that connects to the RS6000 via OpenSSH?

Yes you can.

You'll need an X server on your pc. Cygwin.com installer has one if
you select the X11 branch of the installer's tree.

You'd fire up the X server on your PC, ssh with putty with X fwd'g
enabled, and test with xclock or xterm to see if that app is pushed
back to your screen. If that works, then startx or the AIX
equivalent thereof should fire up the desktop environment you want.
That's the traditional way of doing things.

downloading CYGWIN now ( they really should charge money for what they
provide ). Why do I need the X server on the PC if the PC will be the
client connecting to the AIX system?

Yeah, the terminology is confusing. When it comes to X, the server
needs to be where your eyeballs and monitor are.

You use an ssh client to connect to the ssh server on the AIX system.
Once on teh AIX system, you are running X client software (window
manager, xterm, xclock) which all require an X server to do their
rendering. The X server in the traditional scenario runs on the
machine that's in front of ya.


But not the best.

If you have the luxury of being able to install software on that aix
server, try to get vnc-server installed on it. VNC is a much more
efficient protocol, and also features the ability to reconnect to a
session.

will do. here is where VNC for AIX can be obtained:
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.html


Todd, this is a great help. I am going to digest what the CYGWIN can do
for me. Then move onto the VNC.

Cygwin is cool. Very nice unix-like environment that makes windows
rather tolerable.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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