On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 11:13:16 +1000 Darren Ward <darren.ward@nttaus.com.au> wrote: > So simply use the port forwarding X11 feature in say 'SecureCRT' on > the Windows Client that also runs Hummingbird or similar? I don't know anything about SecureCRT. Hummingbird Exceed is the right thing if the workstation has to be Windows. > That's no problem I just need to know how what I have to do to allow > the'server' to send x-sessions to the 'client' > i.e. obviously X needs to be installed but does xdm need to be running > etc etc Hummingbird Exceed is all the X stuff you need at the Windows box. You'll have to study the documentation for that, it's nothing like XFree86. > By client: > A Windows Machine running X Software that will present apps running on > the'server' such as OpenView etc etc > > By Server: > A Unix Server running apps such as OpenView and Visual Traceroute that > requires X to their displays in You see where the confusion arises now. X11 is a client/server protocol. The services provided by the X11 server are the use of the keyboard, display, and mouse. OpenView is a client that uses those services. -- Remember, more computing power was thrown away last week than existed in the world in 1982. -- http://www.tom.womack.net/computing/prices.html