Exporting display to Windows

[dsjo]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to export the display from a Solaris server to a MS Windows machine. When doing a rlogin from a VT100 terminal session on my windows machine and exporting the display to that machine - I get the message that the diplay can't be opened.
Please help.

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[harris79]

I use VNC for doing this. Run VNC server on the Solaris box and the client on the PC.

Better still, it's free and can be downloaded.

Steve

 

[teaboy]

Depending on what your funds are, Exceed can also be used for the display. However, I would try VNC due to $$.

Thanks

T

 

[ianf]

If you are kicking off an X-windows GUI you will need an X server, such as Reflection or Exceed. I don't know if there is a free one out there.
VNC gives you access to the X desktop, but only at the expense of true multi-session functionality. It's great if all you want is to export one desktop over a decent speed network, but you will not be able to do basic things like cut & paste between desktops.
I'd recommend Exceed, but only since it is the only X server that I've used more than once.

Once you have the X-server all set up & you want to start the GUI, you will need to define which display it should start up on.
So;
$ export DISPLAY=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:0.0
$ ./program &
where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP that you have given your Windoze machine (you will have given your 98 box an IP already).
But you probably know that already, yes ? Ian

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