[wplug] xhost?

[Patrick Wagstrom]

Zach wrote:
> my_laptop$ ssh -l  foo at remote_box
> 
> remote_box$ ./bar &
> 
> output is displayed on my local X server on my_laptop
> 
> how exactly would i do this (and preferably in a secure manner)?

Start off by using SSH 2 instead of SSH 1.  Seriously, your packets will 
thank you.  Then examine the use of the -X and -Y flags in the man page 
which detail different ways that SSH can automatically tunnel X11.  This 
has been around for at least 8 years now.  Finally, consider the use of 
the -C flag on the command line to force the data to be compressed, 
yielding some nice benefits for X11 sessions.

Alternatively, you can put an entry like this in your ~/.ssh/config

Host remote_box
	ForwardX11 yes
	ForwardAgent yes
	User foo
	Compression yes

Then you can get away with typing "ssh remote_box" and forget about all 
the flags.

--Patrick