There are a number of commercial X servers, some of which are very good, but they tend to be priced at about $70 and up. To be safe, you should probably stick with the Public Domain release.)
(IANAL statement: Even if you donate, it may not be legal to use your license on a university-owned machine, i.e., a machine that you do not personally own. The license is granted to individual users, not institutions, but an Academic Site License is available. Note that the access (including updates) is limited to one year only, although the right to use is apparently perpetual. An older version of Xming is available for free, but access to the latest version requires a small donation (about $20 is recommended).
Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2012 Express Edition. If you just want an X server, VcXsrv (or MobaXterm) is probably the best option. If you want Exceed, please consult with LSA Technology Services. Even for use on university machines, there is now a limited license pool. The university licenses non-current versions of OpenText (formerly Hummingbird) Exceed that can be installed on university-owned machines, but the licensed version may not work with newer versions of Windows.
(Note that MobaXterm apparently uses Cygwin/X and PuTTY under the covers.) Other X servers It is free for personal use and can be downloaded from here. MobaXterm is a nicely integrated product that combines the SSH client, X server, and SFTP client into one easy-to-get-started and easy-to-use application. This will probably be disabled by default but will need to be enabled before you can display X windows. Regardless of which SSH client you use, look for the setting to tunnel X11. ITS offers an installer package that installs PuTTY along with WinSCP. PuTTY is the most popular standalone SSH client.
DBconsole uses https, so I don't know how ssh may or may not fit into that.If you want to run a Linux or Mac X application remotely on your Windows machine, you will need two pieces of software on your Windows box: (1) an X server, and (2) an SSH client that tunnels the X traffic. I really don't understand 'tunneling', thought I never thought of the ssh protocol itself as 'tunneling', but merely introducing a level of encrypting, whereas telnet was/is completely open text. JimI really can't answer any of those questions with any authority, as I'm really not a network guy. I am trying to see if OEM ( in particular dbconsole rather then grid control ) can use the tunnel. I know SSH is an intended replacement for all the r* remote commands such rsh, rexec etc - however I thought I remember a note about someone launching Firefox from the server side through the SSH tunnel ? ( I could be dreaming ! )Īlso is it possible to configure your desktop side web browser to use the tunnel. Thanks Ed, yes I was able to launch without setting DISPLAY at all from the AIX side - good side benefit !Įd do you know if it is possible to run other protocols through the SSH tunnel ? ( I have heard it is and hence that is why network administrators are not overly keen on SSH as it can be used to get round specific protocol denials they have placed directly on the firewall ). 1.7K Training / Learning / Certification.The X icon should be visible on the Windows Taskbar, as in the image below.
4-Finally run All Programs > Xming > Xming to start the PC X Server.
Obtain and install an X11 server on Windows, such as the Xming or the heavier duty Cygwin. In most cases, the default options should be just fine. To see if any remote host is up and running, you can use ping.