Remote X applications (Re: [Techtalk] Re: Discovering my IP address)

[Sue Stones]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:33 pm, John Clarke wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 04:31:19PM +1100, Sue Stones wrote:
> > I will have a go at ssh, which I haven't used before.  Thanks Mary, and
> > John. I presume I can find some instructions on ssh somewehre fairly
> > easily.
>
> If sshd is running on the remote server and supports password
> authentication, simply running:
>
>     ssh remote_user at remote_host
>
> should ask you for your password and give you a remote shell.  You may
> need to add '-X' to enable X11 forwarding.

How wonderfully easy.  But it still doesn't open the windows that I need, 
(with or without -X).

Anyone got any other ideas?  I doubt that anyone at the Uni knows any more 
than I do.

sue