Re: Using a remote computer and VGA

From	Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Using a remote computer and VGA
Date	2021-04-09 15:10 +0200
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Darac Marjal wrote:
> On 08/04/2021 22:51, Richmond wrote:
>> Is it possible to use a local computer (L) to: ssh -Y to a remote
>> computer (R), run a web browser on R which will then display on
>> L, choose what to watch on Netflix, and then having started it, move the
>> displayed browser window back to the X window on R, and then move
>> it across to the television attached to the VGA port on R?
>>
> Not extactly, but this might work as an alternative. You will probably
> want to use something like X11VNC
> (https://packages.debian.org/buster/x11vnc). Unlike the standard VNC
> server (which starts a separate display), X11VNC is designed for sharing
> a real display.
>
> The way this would work is that you start by SSHing to R. But you don't
> need to forward X this time, just create a tunnel to port 5900 (the VNC
> port): ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 root@remote-host
>
> Leave that SSH tunnel open and start a VNC client on L (running
> "aptitude search '~Pvnc-viewer'" offers some options there). Connect the
> VNC client to "localhost:5900". This is port 5900 on L, but the SSH
> tunnel will pipe that through to port 5900 on R and you should be able
> to see what's on screen on R.
>
> Et voila, as they say in France, you now have a remote control of the
> screen on R.
>
>
>
Fantastique! Formidable!

Thanks! I have it working. There is a minor issue in that I cannot move
the mouse all the way onto the monitor, I will have to investigate that.

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Using a remote computer and VGA Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2021-04-09 00:10 +0200
  Re: Using a remote computer and VGA deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-04-09 01:30 +0200
  Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-04-09 01:50 +0200
    Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2021-04-09 15:10 +0200
      Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-04-09 16:40 +0200
      Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-04-09 20:20 +0200
  Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-04-09 09:40 +0200
    Re: Using a remote computer and VGA Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2021-04-09 15:10 +0200

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