SSH tunnelling with SSH Secure Shell and XWindows
With ssh tunnelling, you can connect to a server with ssh and then open a X11 application (or more) that will pop-up in a separate window. A special setup of the ssh secure shell and Xwindows is needed as detailed below.
The result looks like this:
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- You can do this from home, and it is safe, all data being encrypted between the server and the client.
- It does work with Hagrid but not with Oberon.
1/ Xwin setup
Launch XConfig32 (file xconfig32.exe or right-click on the X icon in the task bar and then “Xconfig”)
On tab “Window” check “Multiple”
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On tab “Other” uncheck “Last Session Terminate”
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To prevent the session “Oberon” to start automatically, go to tab “Sessions” and edit “Oberon”. Uncheck the flag “Auto Start”.
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2/ SSH Secure Shell setup
Menu Edit > Settings
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Check “Tunnel X11 connections”
Save settings File > Save settings and logoff / logon
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