Running X without a videocard

[chrisa at uvic.ca]

>> I am running FBSD-stable 6.0 on some Sun Netra X1's so it is sparc64.
>> There is no video card on these puppies.  But I seem to recall that we
>> ran
>> solaris X using WinAXE or VNC or something like that
>>
> for fast network (LAN)
>
>
> telnet/rlogin (better not ssh)
>
> export DISPLAY=IP-of-your-display:0
> then start X apps
>
>
> make sure to allow on your local display connecting X program -
> man xhost
>
>
> for lower speed connection
>
> ssh -C -X yournetra
>
> then run X apps
>
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> for lowest speed connection run VNC.
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>
> if your local display run windoze you probably have only the last choice.
>
> i don't know if they are working X11 servers for windows.

There are, in fact, in cygwin. The cygwin X11 server works quite well and
is free.