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RE: How to configure a windows machine as an X client?
- From: "Joaquin" <winminion at realmspace dot com>
- To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 21:50:23 -0800
- Subject: RE: How to configure a windows machine as an X client?
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Nope. This would require making Windows an Xclient. This was done
before and even offered as a product from Insignia, but was later pulled
due to contractual problems with the developer company and never brought
back again. Now though, I see people getting similar functionality with
VNC.
- Joaquin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Thai.Dang-Vu-1
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:45 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: How to configure a windows machine as an X client?
>
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> I'm very impressed that I can use Cygwin/XFree86 and openssh
> to run mozilla on a Linux machine with the mozilla window on
> the Windows machine.
>
> I have a question. Could I configure a Windows machine as an
> X client so that from a Linux machine I can run Internet
> Explorer and have the IE window on that Linux machine? If it
> is possible, could you tell me which document I should read?
>
> Regards,
>
> Thai
>
>
>