Re: X windows

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>To answer your query, yes I would like to run applications on the server
>but display them on the laptop.

You simply need to export DISPLAY to equal the display you want the apps on.  On
the server for instance : export DISPLAY=laptop:0;xterm

If you don't want to do it manually look into "rexec" which I think is used for
such things on boxes I've seen.

You may also need to issue "xhost +server" on the laptop in order to let the
server open windows on your laptop's screen.

This should be faily secure on a LAN,  if you want "real" security you probably
need to look at someting like kerberos.
 
>I have a 100M ethernet lan built.  

That should be very sufficient,  I can watch MPEG files over my 100Mb LAN.

>I agree X over the internet would be extremely slow given my poor connection
>rate of 28K.  I still can't get a cable modem or DSL.

Bummer. DSL is swwwwweeeet!

Systems and Network Administrator
Morrison Industries
1825 Monroe Ave NW.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49505