Back on Jan 21, Ian was on this list talking to someone
about stuff like ~X :0 -query <box ip> and XDMCP and
more.
Since that time, I've been trying to make one Linux box
talk to another, without success.
One of the biggest strengths of X is the ability to
have the X Server remote from the application client.
Great, I understand the concept, and now I'd like to
see it in front of my eyes.
I've gone through a three-inch stack of how-tos, mini-
how tos, manpages, and google-groups printouts.
People tell you to "X -query yyyyy" (as above), and
"ssh -X stuff" and "startx" and "startkde" and "export
DISPLAY=somebody:0" and xhost and xauth and magic
cookies and on and on. I've tried them all, in various
permutations and combinations.
Obviously I haven't yet hit on the right combination,
and I realize this makes me the stupidest person in the
universe, but I just don't get it.
Ok, if I can get any advice, here's where I am:
I have two Linux boxes, both exactly identical,
installed with RH8. They both have KDE desktop,
and DO NOT have Gnome. Both machines have an
account "john" (as well as root, of course).
In addition, there is a third box with a local
DNS server.
The two boxes are static ip, named:
alpha.jp.org ( 192.168.1.61 ) and
beta.jp.org ( 192.168.1.62 ).
Both of them can ping or ssh the other.
Both of them, for now, have a keyboard/monitor/mouse connected.
Both of them, for now, boot up to a graphic login screen.
OBJECTIVE NUMBER 1: I would just like to control the
two machines, using a graphic KDE environment, on ONE
keyboard/monitor. In other words, replace a KVM switch.
Also, I don't want VNC, for now.
If using ssh makes it easier, that's fine, but right now
I'm just trying to learn, so I don't care about security.
A big part of my problem is that I don't understand where
I'm supposed to be when I start off. I assume I should
Ctl-Alt-F1 to a VC, on the machine that I will use as a
remote--is that right? Is it all right that a graphic
login screen has been started on both machines? Or
should I telinit 3 to kill the X servers on both?
I dunno. Can anybody help me with STEP ONE?!
Assume that I walk up to two machines, freshly booted,
both showing a graphic login screen. I want to control
both machines from ALPHA. Now what?
John
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