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SETTING UP AN X-Window Client Under WinXP
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Several of you have asked me about how you can view the graphics
from class on your WinXP systems. Well I originally thought I
could find a terminal emulation program with a graphics back end
(like VT100, Tektronix, etc.) but decided that the best option was
to find a X-Window client for the PC. So the issue became how to
set up an X-Windows
client under WinXP for little or no cost. Well after some searching
and testing -- okay a lot of searching and testing -- I found a
way to do it. This is a two-step process. You need to install
the X-Server software (Cygwin/X) and then use Putty to forward X11
information to the server.
Cygwin is an ENTIRE Linux distribution that runs on top of WinXP -- we don't want all that, just the X-Windows components (Cygwin/X). Here is what you should do. Go to the Cygwin/X site and follow the directions for downloading and installing ONLY Cygwin/X. Once installed, start the Cygwin and when the window comes up type the command "startx" -- you are now running an X11 Server on your computer. Then get into Putty and before you open you connection to cobra click on the SSH-X11 tab on the left menu and tell it to forward X11. Once you open your connection to Cobra, you should be able to see X11 graphics on your screen.