Ok so I'm using Windows and I'm trying to ssh into a linux server and forward X to a local X-server (not quite sure of the terminology here but I hope people understand what I mean). So I've installed Cygwin and I've installed all the packages that appear to be relevant. I can run an X-server and I can ssh, but I can't get them to work together. I'm using the command "ssh -X 'server address'" but it doesn't seem to recognise the -X option. I'm not really clued up on this stuff so could someone help me please?
Cygwin, ssh and X-servers
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I want to be able to use a graphical program that's installed on the server, from my own machine. I know it has everything neccessary to do this. I'm pretty sure Cygwin should be able to do this since it's basically a linux like environment within windows.leezer3 said:Ah, might be more of a problem then
If you can say precisely what you're trying to do with this, I might be able to be more helpful.
When you say server, it suggests that it's not a 'proper' server per-se, as these wouldn't be running X at all.
This page should explain the process of X forwarding a bit better-
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_X-forwarding
However, I wouldn't be using Windows for this task at all- X & Windows really don't play very nicely. Instead, you want a VMWare virtual machine running your choice of Linux distro, and forward it to that X Server, which should be a lot easier.
-Leezer-