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1. Copy and Paste from Window to Unix Command Line Variables for Sessions Advanced Features Disabling Auto Updates Command line arguments X Win32 can take several command line arguments for launching existing sessions and creating ad hoc one time use sessions Launching Sessions From the Command Line Sessions are stored in xw32 files in directories on your system To launch a session from the command line use the session command line option followed by the session file For example if the session is named linux xw32 and is located in the C sessions directory the correct syntax would be xwin32 exe session C sessions linux xw32 68 X Win32 Manual The xw32 file extension is also associated with xwin32 exe by default so typing the session file name directly will also launch the session Ad Hoc Sessions Occasionally it is necessary to create a new session without actually saving the session to the file first X Win32 provides the ability to create an ad hoc session when these circumstances arise Ad hoc sessions are meant to be quick single use sessions without major customizations If more advanced features are needed consider creating a session in X Config and then running the session from the command line using the session command line argument Ad hoc Connections are available for the following Connection Methods LIVE SSH XDMCP rexec rsh and command The session format differs by connection m
2. Please enter your login name and password Login Password C Select the operating system of the host to bring up a default terminal Please enter a command to run on the remote host and select Finish when done Command usr bin xterm Je Linux SunOS Solaris HP UX XTERM HP UX DTTERM IBM AIX VMS Other Unix Linux Xauth IRIX X Win32 User Guide XDMCP a Select the XDMCP connection Query Broadcast or Indirect Please select a XDMCP connection method and select Next when finished Query 3 Indirect Broadcast b If Query or Indirect modes are selected enter the host to which the session will connect then click finish Multiple hosts can be entered for Query mode Please enter a host to connect to and select Next when done Host command a Enter the target command to run on Windows Please enter the Windows command to run and select Next when finished Target las b Enter the default directory for the target Please enter the Windows command to run and select Next when finished Target ua 7 After completing the Wizard your connection will be placed in the Connections Tab 8 Highlight the Connection and press Launch to launch your connection Which Connection Method Should Choose There are many networking protocols available when connecting to a remote host and X Win32 ships with the most common ones SSH was made as a secure replacement to telnet rlogin rexec an
3. Double click on setup exe to begin the installation The setup wizard will guide you through the installation It is recommended to perform a Complete Install Users have the ability to install X Win32 with no translations and a minimum set of fonts Note that remote applications do may not function correctly without the proper fonts MSI Installation Options Users with Floating Licenses have the option to download msi versions of the X Win32 installer There are several command line options available to the msiexec installer From the command line run msiexec Property Value qn i X Win32 msi where Property and Value are defined below Property Value Description SERIAL User s floating Add the floating license to all users at install time license NOAUTOUPDATE TRUE Disable the Update Tool X Win32 User Guide Getting Started Starting X Win32 After installation Click on Start Menu gt Programs gt X Win32 gt X Win32 to launch X Win32 The X server installs in a passive mode waiting for a Connection to be created and started Note the program will run in 30 minute demo mode until a license is installed Starting X Config X Config is the main configuration utility for X Win32 It provides the ability to create and edit Connections and set various the X server options Click on Start Menu gt Programs gt X Win32 gt X Config to launch X Config Creating Your First Connection Before you can connect
4. Guide Highlight a font path and press the Edit button to change the location of the path If it is a font server you can change the hostname or IP Address If you have added custom font directories to the font path you may want X Win32 to choose them first Highlight a specific directory and use the UP and DOWN arrows to move the directory in the list Directories at the top of the list are chosen first NOTE Font servers should always be placed at the bottom of the list as a remote connection is needed to access the fonts Fonts from font servers will generally take longer to render than fonts located on the Windows machine thus slowing down productivity Removing a Font Directory Highlight the font directory and press the Remove button to remove the directory from the list Replace NUL Characters With Spaces NUL characters by default have no corresponding glyph rendered font and thus can appear as any character usually an empty box Check this box to force a NUL character to be rendered as a blank space Security The Security tab contains options which specify which connections are allowed to be displayed on the X Server 46 X Win32 Manual Allow by Xauth Cookie Xauth File Browse Allow by Address Allow all host addresses a Only allow these host addresses Allowed Host Addresses No hosts allowed Add Allow by Prompt V Prompt for connections not allowed by other means Property Description Allo
5. Hosted session This session will make a connection to the remote host to view the Server side 66 X Win32 Manual sessions lt HostSession gt string Name of the server side session to automatically run Optional on connection Appendix Troubleshooting Guide This page contains quick links to the most common questions affecting users For full details on issues please consult the online FAQ Getting Started Sessions Connection Issues Licensing General Questions Getting Started What are the Default Connection Ports Creating My First Session Starting SSH on Unix Machines Enabling X11 Forwarding on SSH Automatically Launch Connections when X Win32 is Started Starting X Win32 from the Command Line Sessions e LIVE e LIVE Server Installation e Converting OpenSSH private key to X Win32 format e LIVE Server Solaris Installation e rxsci log Balloons Out of Control e LIVE Address in use e XDMCP e Enabling XDMCP e Running XDMCP Sessions Through a Firewall 67 X Win32 User Guide e Waiting for query response from host Connection Issues Cannot Connect to a Host on a Restricted Network XDMCP Fails to Connect Cannot Open Display Licensing Node Locked Versus Floating Licenses Floating License Registration Node Locked License Registration Push Deployments for Floating Licenses MSI Installation Installing Licenses for Multiple Users on a System Location of the License config file General Questions
6. Network Tab IPSMART The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart SESSION The Connection Name When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Never l Current x Description This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current X Win32 Manual Send Xauth X Win32 will send the Xauthority data as if the command xauth extract DISPLAY had been run Default Unchecked Ad Hoc Connections A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe m 5 MODULE OPTIONS HOST LOGIN COMMAND Property Description MODULE the module you want to use to connect rsh OPTIONS a limited number Start in Single Window Mode of user options are available in an encoded format These numbers can be added together to enable multiple options 256 512 Start in Multiple Window Mode 4096 Start a New In
7. Remove buttons respectively Pressing the add button will bring up the registration wizard Registering a License Registering a Node Locked License X Win32 must already be installed on your system Start X Win32 If your system is currently unlicensed X Win32 will automatically bring up the License Wizard Skip to step 6 Right Click on the System Tray Icon Select Support gt Licenses Highlight My Licenses Click Add Select Nodelocked VN If you have access to the Internet follow the steps in Automatic Registration If not follow the steps for Manual Registration N NOOR ra Automatic Registration 1 Enter the VN number which was provided when you purchased the X Win32 license and press Next VN 12345 67890 O Automatic Manual 2 X Win32 Manual _ PROODUCTNAME _ will automatically contact StarNet to register the license Press the Finish button when done Manual Registration Manual registration is available for computers which do not have access to the outsside Internet 1 2 Enter the VN number which was provided when you purchased the X Win32 license and press Next The following Window is displayed Registration Key 7777 BEGIN PKCS7 al Save MIIBpgYJKoZIhvcNAQcDoIIB1zCCAZMCAQAxggEuMIIBKgIBA DCBkjCBhDELMAkG Copy to Clipboard ALUEBhMCVVMxE zARBgNVBAgTCkNhbG1mb3JuaWEx jAQBgNVB AcTCVNibmSSdmFs ZTETMBEGA1UEChMKQWS5 A aG9 yU2 SmdDENMASGALUECKMES2V5c zEoMCYGCSqGSIb3 DQEJARYZYXNyZWdpe
8. Robert Wilhelm and Werner Lemberg All rights reserved except as specified below 1 No Warranty THE FREETYPE PROJECT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE OF THE FREETYPE PROJECT 2 Redistribution This license grants a worldwide royalty free perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use execute perform compile display copy create derivative works of distribute and sublicense the FreeType Project in both source and object code forms and derivative works thereof for any purpose and to authorize others to exercise some or all of the rights granted herein subject to the following conditions o Redistribution of source code must retain this license file CFTL TXT unaltered any additions deletions or changes to the original files must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation The copyright notices of the unaltered 75 X Win32 User Guide original files must be preserved in all copies of source files o Redistribution in binary form must provide a disclaimer that states that the software is based in part of the work of the FreeType Team in the distribution documentation We also encourage you to put an URL to the FreeType web page in your docume
9. a host to connect to and select Next when done Host Enter your Login name and Password for the host and press Finish Please enter your login name and password Login Password After completing the Wizard your connection will be placed in the Connections Tab Highlight the Connection and press Launch to launch your connection Note LIVE Connections cannot be launched until a license is installed 10 The Session Browser will Appear X Win32 Manual Instances Session Status Started Last Suspended Last Resumed Window Size SS Terminal Working 7 9 2009 4 39 4 7 9 2009 6 23 1 7 9 2009 4 41 2 Fe Shared Suspended 5 36 09 AM 5 37 30 AM 800x600 re KDE Session Running 5 39 35 AM 1024x768 Sessions Sei ia e rei a ab a a Console KDE Session Shared Terminal Launch Add Edit Remove 11 Define a Session by pressing the Add button The following screen appears Name Default Desktop K5 KDE v E Allow Sharing Window Mode Size Width 1024 Height 768 12 Select the Desktop type of your Remote Host KDE GNOME or CDE 13 Press the Save button 14 An icon will appear in the Sessions window Double click on your newly created Session to launch a new Instance 15 Right Click on the instance in the Session Browser to Suspend or Terminate the Instance 16 Double Clicking on a Suspended Instance will resume the Instance Connection Met
10. forwarded from machine to machine You can connect to a remote unix linux machine and then ssh to a different machine from there using the same private key file Default Unchecked When using SSPI MS Kerberos authentication with SSH Kerberos credentials will be sent to the remote host This option is only available when using Microsoft s MS Kerberos MIT Kerberos for WIndows is currently not supported Default Unchecked X Win32 Manual A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe m 5 MODULE OPTIONS HOST LOGIN ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD COMMAND Property MODULE OPTIONS HOST LOGIN ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD COMMAND Description the module you want to use to connect ssh a limited Start in Single number of Window Mode user options are available in an encoded format These numbers can be added together to enable multiple options 256 512 Start in Multiple Window Mode 1024 Send Xauth 4096 Start a New Instance 16384 Use Compression 65536 Disable X11 forwarding the hostname or IP address of the machine you are connecting to the username on the remote machine optional This is your password which has been encrypted using the Windows CryptoAPI Leave it blank if you do not have the encrypted password Yo
11. the response of the display When a window is obscured hidden behind another window it must be redrawn when it is returned to the front When cached CPU usage is significantly decreased and display time is accelerated Off When Requested Always On Disables the feature Information of the windows will not be saved Only uses backing store if the X application requests it This is the default setting Causes the X server to use backing store on all windows even if the X application does not request it This is recommended for slower network connections such as dial up 39 X Win32 User Guide Use Software Renderer for OpenGL Display splash screen on startup Disable Xinerama Extension Network OpenGL commands will be processed by the system s Video Card Check this option to use the OpenGL rendering as provided by the Windows software Checking this option displays the splash screen when X Win32 is launched On certain Solaris machines the Xinerama extension causes issues with mozilla and CDE Check this box to disable the Xinerama extension if you are having issues with Solaris systems The network can be configured to specify exactly how the DISPLAY environment can be configured A user can specify the IP address to use and which Display number to start at Sound support authentication can also be enabled for certain connections Display Address O Automatic IPSmart Override Base Display Number Dis
12. 3RlckBhbmNob3Jzb2Z0LmNvbQIJAP QS 1B t618MA0GCSqG Register http register anchorsoft comfregister freg07 php Go License Key Open m Copy the Registration Key to a file On a computer with Internet access go to the link that was specified in the Register field Paste the Registration Key into the field on the webpage to get the License Key Copy the License Key into the License Key Field and press Next Press the Finish button to complete the registration Registering a Floating License N DIRA X Win32 must already be installed on your system Start X Win32 If your system is currently unlicensed X Win32 will automatically bring up the License Wizard Skip to step 6 Right Click on the System Tray Icon Select Support gt Licenses Highlight My Licenses Click Add Select Floating X Win32 User Guide 7 Enter your floating license key into the text area and press Next 8 Press Finish to complete your registration Registering a Floating License at Installation Floating License customers have the option to download an msi version of X Win32 This version allows a floating license to be added during the Installation process This license is automatically available to all users on the system From the command line run msiexec SERIAL lt place floating license here gt qn i X Win32 msi License Location Licenses are stored in a file called License config and are either local to the current
13. 86 HPUX and AIX Root Installations If you are an administrator on the Linux machine on which you will install the Live Server it is recommended that you use the root installation This will install using RPM or other system specific packages which will automatically check dependencies and install the server into the place where all users can test it Non Root Installations 50 X Win32 Manual Individual users who do not have root access can still test the LIVE functionality by installing the non root package which is a compressed tar file that will be installed in your home directory The Remote Server Interface Program of the LIVE Connection must be edited in order to point to the the location of the LIVE Server Installation rxlaunch sci5 Post Installation Testing Ensure that sshd is installed on your remote system You can test this out by running the command ssh localhost If you can log in through localhost your system has ssh installed To test if the LIVE Server was installed correctly run the command as a non root user rxlaunch sci5 A message such as lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt Messages should appear If no errors appear the LIVE Server is running correctly Otherwise check to see that you have met the system requirements for your Unix OS and have all the proper libraries installed Notes The LIVE server starts automatically when a LIVE client connects The LIVE client connects to t
14. C may also cause X Win32 to prompt a re registration window in which the user will use up a registration For more information see Registering a Node Locked License Floating License Floating licenses use a concurrent license scheme and are allowed to be installed on an unlimited number of computers on the network A maximum number of users can run X Win32 at the same time as specified in the license If the number of licenses have been exceeded X Win32 will shutdown until a license on the network is freed up Certain floating licenses may also be restricted to certain subnets This is done at the discretion of the account administrator at the time of purchase For more information see Registering a Floating License License Monitor The license Monitor allows the user to easily view and modify the current licenses installed in X Win32 Right Click on the System Tray icon gt Support gt Licenses to bring up the License Monitor X Win32 User Guide Licenses Information Shared Licenses as e Maintenance Until Thu May 31 2007 My Licenses Node Locked PID 13 YN 1753044 64339 Expiration Date Thu May 31 2007 Node Locked PID 13 Highlight a license Information about your licenses is displayed on the box in the right side The license with the asterisk is the license currently in use Use the arrow buttons to move the licenses up and down in order of use you can add and remove Personal licenses using the Add and
15. I gt lt ShowLog gt false lt ShowLog gt lt ShowStatus gt false lt ShowStatus gt lt Tunnel gt false lt Tunnel gt lt UseRender gt false lt UseRender gt lt Settings gt lt Session gt Required Tags The following options are required when creating a new Connection Property lt Module gt lt Name gt lt Newlnstance gt lt Uuid value unique id gt lt WindowMode gt lt HideOnStart gt lt ShowStatus gt lt Settings gt Description live Sets the connection method to LIVE string Name of the session that appears in X Config never prompt needed always Defines when to start a new instance of X Win32 if an instance is already running Uuid takes an attribute value which is the universal unique identifier UUID of the session Example lt Uuid value 41f29734 3e65 475f 8700 f375ef6ed3af gt default single multiple Window mode to start X Win32 in This is different than the window mode for LIVE sessions and should stay at default true false Hides the connection dialog when a session is launched on likely error false Show the connection status log The child nodes of this tag specify all the type specific options for different LIVE sessions See Type Specific Options for information on included tags If settings is empty ie lt Settings gt the default session type used is a local session 65 X Win32 User Guide Optional Tags The follow
16. LIVE Server runs on the remote host allowing the session to stay active even after the LIVE client has disconnected The following Table Shows some of the advantages of LIVE Sessions Persistence Session persistency means that even though X Win32 has disconnected from the host machine the LIVE session is still actively running on the host machine For example you can start a long running compilation project through a LIVE session suspend the session and reconnect at a later time when the compilation has finished With other connection methods closing the window will automatically terminate your session requiring you to start the compilation over from the beginning Mobility All LIVE Session are stored on the remote Unix machine Users can reconnect from any machine which has the LIVE client installed by simply logging into the machine using LIVE A user can even start his session on the Unix machine suspend it and reconnect to it from a Windows machine via X Win32 Collaboration Multiple users can now connect to the same LIVE session to work and collaborate together at the same time Users can choose to take control of the desktop or they can simply view the desktop itself Compression LIVE Sessions use a special protocol which cuts down on the amount of round trip X traffic thus increasing performance and lowering bandwidth 57 X Win32 User Guide LIVE sessions require the LIVE server component to be installed on t
17. Method SSH Description Secure Shell SSH is a connection protocol which was intended as a replacement for telnet rlogin rsh and rcp It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels SSH provides secure X connections and secure forwarding of arbitrary TCP connections The X Window System also has a number of severe vulnerabilities With SSH you can create secure X connections which are transparent to the end user Using remote X clients with ssh is more convenient for users General Options Connection Name Host Login Command Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for Show Status Advanced Options X Win32 Manual most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables ca
18. StarNet 70 X Win32 Manual StarNet Main Office Web Site http Avww starnet com Address StarNet Communications 1270 Oakmead Parkway Suite 301 Sunnyvale CA 94085 4044 Customer Support Web Site http Avww starnet com support e FAQs latest upgrades and new information regarding X Win32 s most recent developments e Acustomer support ticket system you can access online through X Win32 Sales Department Telephone 408 739 0881 The Sales Department is available 8 00 AM 5 00 PM PST Monday through Friday Fax 408 739 0936 Email SalesDept StarNet com Customer Service 71 X Win32 User Guide Customer support and submitting bug reports online can be accessed through the X Win32 support menu Customer support is provided at no charge for the duration of the license For information about registering your license see Licensing and Registration Online Customer Service ch Start X Win32 For information see Start X Win32 2 Right click the X Win32 Icon in the tray 3 Inthe pop up menu select Support e For customer support highlight Request Support e To report a bug highlight Submit Bug The Open a New Support Case window opens in your web browser Enter your contact information and your request in the Message text box then press the Send Email button aa For faster service please include system information such as the operating systems of your workstation and the remote
19. Word or MS Paint Save to File Save the image to a specified file in png format Close Close the screen shot tool and do not save the image Connection Methods Connection Method LIVE Description LIVE Connections are special SSH connections that use the LIVE protocol to communicate The LIVE protocol allows running connections to be suspended and resumed at any machine with a LIVE client installed Compression technology also reduces the network bandwidth speeding up the session Sessions can be shared so multiple users can Collaborate on the same running machine The LIVE Server is installed on the remote host and runs allowing the session to stay active after the LIVE client has disconnected by the user or by a network Windows failure General Options Connection Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command X Win32 Manual Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitabl
20. X Win32 2010 User Guide Table Of Contents X Win32 Manual oir did dees EE 1 About El 1 UI IS e EE 1 NG Wal 20 TO tios ds tends Alene td cs 1 Changes From Previous Versions ANEN 2 RU le 2 e Ee 3 et E Lee EE 3 MSI Installation Options EE 3 Getting Started EE 4 Starting AWINSZ ni ito 4 Staring COMO esca rita lides 4 Creating Your First Connection ENEE 4 Which Connection Method Should Choose ooooccccnnccccccccccnccccnnnnananccnnnncncnanannn cnn 6 Licensing and e EE tt to oir 7 License TYPOS Salido idas 7 Registering a FICC SO ies aa ae es ee at ae eh EE 8 Registering a Floating License ENEE EEN 9 Registering a Floating License at Installation ooonoocccnnndnnnnininnccccnnnnnnnnccarrccccnnnn 10 License Locationre rene reste arate ee heats cae a nee ei a le tamer oa 10 SY SIGMA AY tosca tddi ation das 10 Right Click Mens idea 10 CONNSCUON E ie 12 Table Of Contents Connection Method ME aiii 12 Connection Method SSH vcs ccoo mad a pac 16 Connection Methods XDMOP cuido 19 Connection Method rexec actina iio 21 Connection Method rlogin si as cee codices mente aa 24 Connection Method relt iesse See Eege 27 Connection Melodico is 29 Connection Method COMMANG oa DEE een ZE 32 RES 33 OTIS CIOS EEN 33 WVU W ieies ca sttere tags tyes sdalstcnld tak hel aga cda 37 TE ee A0 at EE 41 ENE ee eebe lee 44 EL E 46 le E 48 LIVES risotto 49 X Win32 LIVE SESSIONS E 49 LIVE Server Installation ciao nda lr cap cora 50 Crea
21. X Win32 User Guide Program Key File Delegate GSS Credentials Session Options Property Connection Speed Encrypt All Traffic Use Render Other Property Start New Instance Window Mode Show Log On Error Ad Hoc Connections 56 server If rxlaunch is not in the user path for example when the server is installed as a nonroot user the full path to the rxlaunch application must be given in order to launch a LIVE session The private SSH key file to use when connecting to a remote host If you have a public key set up on your remote system specifying the private key will allow you to log in without the use of a password When using SSPI MS Kerberos authentication with SSH Kerberos credentials will be sent to the remote host This option is only available when using Microsoft s MS Kerberos MIT Kerberos for WIndows is currently not supported Default Unchecked Description Optimizes the graphical compression settings of LIVE sessions according to the type of Network connection used Change the option according to the speed of your network LIVE Connections run over ssh connections By default the LIVE Connection only uses ssh for authentication THe DISPLAY is sent over unencrypted This maximizes the performance of the connection If your LIVE Connection is not launching properly check this option to encrypt all traffic over the network This will tunnel all traffic through the ssh port Default Checked Us
22. XDMCP Connections Redesigned Window Tab of X Config Fixed Multiple Menus appearing when Right Clicking on the Title Bar Upgraded OpenGL from 1 1 to 1 2 Apped OpenGL pixelbuffer support Fixed a case where system wake up support would trigger 100 CPU usage Fixed a rare case where SSH would hang when connecting Features X11R7 support Single Window Mode e RANDR extension dynamically resizes and rescales the Window e Support for Multiple DISPLAY Screens e DISPLAYS can be larger than the size of the Monitor Multiple Window Mode Screen Shot Tool Copy and Paste text and graphics Input e X Keyboard extension allows the use of over 130 keyboard configurations e Japanese IME support Network e IPSmart SSH telnet rexec rlogin rsh XDMCP protocols supported SSH e MS Kerberos support e Key Based Authentication e Increased SSH performance 3X faster than previous versions XDMCP e Broadcast Multiquery Indirect types e Sound Support LIVE Sessions e Suspend running X Sessions Resume session from any LIVE client Console Sessions Sound Support File Transfer Support Remote Printing e Share running Session with multiple users 3D OpenGL Support X Win32 Manual e Connection Auto Start Capability e Font Server Support e Font support for pcf bdf and True Type font Installation Minimum System Requirements 233 Mhz Processor e 64MB RAM e 60 MB available Disk Space 32 MB minimum install e Windows XP SP2 or later Installation
23. d Chat Script Property Description Login Tokens The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the login prompt Each separate login token is separated by a pipe symbol If your session hangs at the login prompt check if the login matches the login 26 X Win32 Manual tokens Add a pipe symbol then the login your system uses Password Tokens The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the password prompt Each separate password token is separated by a pipe symbol If your session hangs at the password prompt check if the password string matches the password tokens Add a pipe symbol then the password prompt string your system uses Prompt Tokens The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the command prompt to start the interactive session Each separate prompt token is separated by a pipe symbol If your session ends before the command prompt appears check that the token is not outputted anywhere in the startup script Custom Tokens In addition to the default tokens Custom tokens can be created by pressing the New button and adding the Token to scan for and the Response to send back to the remote host Connection Method rsh Description RSH the Remote Shell Protocol allows a user to execute commands on a remote system without having to log in to the system Rsh uses host based authentication rather than passwords The rsh protocol is insec
24. d rsh and has become the standard connection method for modern operating systems It can display single applications or entire desktops The LIVE protocol runs on top of SSH and adds extra features not found in typical 6 X Win32 Manual connection protocols for example suspend and resume from multiple machines For computer lab administrators on a LAN XDMCP is still widely used to display full desktops Only advanced users should select a Connection Method other than LIVE SSH or XDMCP Consult your system administrator before selecting any of the other connections rexec rsh telnet rlogin The command method is a special connection for running Windows applications which need X Server support through X Win32 Licensing and Registration X Win32 supports multiple licensing schemes Node locked and Floating Unlicensed versions of X Win32 will run in 30 minute demo mode and do not allow LIVE functionality Note Flash versions of X Win32 only have a VN option and will not run unlicensed License Types Node Locked License Node Locked licenses are generally 7 to 15 digits separated by one dash ie 12345 6789 and are directly tied to the hardware of the machine the X Win32 license is installed on X Win32 can be uninstalled and reinstalled any number of times on the same machine without using a second license However changing hardware devices may cause a user to use up a registration Reformatting a hard drive and adding an extra NI
25. different than the installed options Simply Copy the XServer config file from the Current user directory to the Installation Directory to make these options available to all new users Directory Location Current APPDATA StarNet PRODUCTNAME__ User All Users The X Win32 installation directory usually in Program Files Advanced Configuration Options Several advanced options are available in XServer config that are not available though the X Config Configuration Utility Only Advanced Users should edit this file Property Value Description lt NoAutoUpdate gt TRUE Do not check for updates when X Win32 starts lt WaitForSecondButton gt int The amount of time in milliseconds X Win32 should wait before checking if the second mouse button was clicked With only a 2 button mouse for example when using a 48 X Win32 Manual laptop you may run out of time when trying to click the second mouse button to enable the 3 button mouse emulation Add this option to enable more time lt XDPI gt int Most applications use number of pixels to specify the size and shape of application User Interfaces However certain applications use the Dots per Inch DPI in order to specify certain sizes Add this option for force the X DPI settings to the specified value lt YDPI gt Most applications use number of pixels to specify the size and shape of application User Interfaces However certain applications use the Dots per I
26. display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart DISPLAY IPSMART 25 X Win32 User Guide SESSION The Connection Name Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Start New Instance Never 5 Window Mode Current k Chat Script Login Tokens ogin login sername sername Password Tokens assword lassword Prompt Tokens si gt 1 Tokens Response m Oh H T Property Description Start New Instance This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never Window Mode The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Hide on Start Check this box if you want to hide the status dialog in the initial connection attempt Default Checked Send Xauth X Win32 will send the Xauthority data as if the command xauth extract DISPLAY had been run Default Unchecke
27. dows side not the remote host where the application resides X Win32 ships with the most typical fonts needed by almost all applications Usually no new fonts need to be installed However in certain circumstances a specific application may use a custom fontset which X Win32 does not supply In this instanceX Win32 provides the ability to add extra fonts to remote applications through a font path 44 X Win32 Manual Font Path fonts misc New Font Path fonts 75dpi fonts 100dpi fonts misc_euro fonts 75dpi_euro fonts 100dpi_euro fonts misc_unicode fonts 75dpi_unicode fonts 100dpi_unicode fonts AndrewToolkit fonts Mathematica fonts MentorGraphics fonts sgi fonts SunJP fonts HP_VUE fonts IBM_AIX fonts SunCDE Ape Options E Replace NUL characters with spaces Adding a Font Directory Adding a Font Folder If the fonts needed are located on the local Windows machine press the Folder button to add the folder where these fonts reside The font folder must have a fonts dir file and the fonts should be in pcf gz or baf formats Adding a Font Server For fonts located on remote systems X Win32 can connect to a font server This font server must be up and running for X Win32 to connect to it Press the Server button and put in the host name or IP address of where the font server resides Optionally change the port number if your server is not using the standard port Editing the Font Path 45 X Win32 User
28. e for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values Variable MYIP Description The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab DISPLAY IPSMART The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart 13 X Win32 User Guide SESSION The Connection Name Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Connection Options Port Remote Server Interface Program Key File Delegate GSS Credentials Session Options 22 rxlaunch sci5 Connection Speed LAN y V Encrypt All Traffic v Use Render Other Start New Instance Never Window Mode Current Connection Options Property Port Remote Server Interface Program Key File Delegate GSS Credentials Description The port that the remote host is listening on The default value is the well known
29. e the X render extension Turning this option off will increase performance at the expense of graphical quality Default Checked Description This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Show the SSH status log if an error occurs Default Checked X Win32 Manual A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe h HOST u LOGIN pp ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD x UID Property Description HOST the hostname or IP address of the machine you are connecting to LOGIN the username on the remote machine ENCRYPTED PASSWORD optional This is your password which has been encrypted using the Windows CryptoAPI Leave it blank if you do not have the encrypted password You will be prompted for the password UID The LIVE Session ID found in the UID tag of the LIVE session file on the remote server LIVE Sessions LIVE sessions are special sessions that allow session persistency These sessions can be suspended and resumed at a later time or terminated ending the session The
30. ent process Sending a TERM signal to an nxagent will terminate the associated session The pid of an nxagent associated with a given session can be found using ps or pidof pgrep etc The rxserver log file contains both the pid and the associated display number of a specific instance in the following lines Info Proxy running in server mode with pid pid_number Info Waiting for connection from 127 0 0 1 on port lt Display_number 4000 gt NOTE It is not recommended to terminate desktop instances from the command line as each desktop has it s own logout procedure which will be skipped if the nxagent process is killed possibly causing data errors LIVE Console Sessions LIVE Console is the first X server solution to allow Linux and Sun Solaris workstation desktops to be re displayed on Windows PCs No other X server can do this LIVE Console is the first in a series of connectivity tools for Linux and Unix based workstation users Besides the redisplay of their desktop LIVE Console offers two additional key functionalities e Suspend Resume Desktop For security reasons many companies require desktops be logged out when the user leaves his office for meetings or goes home That means he has to terminate any running applications LIVE Console allows the user to log out of his Linux Solaris desktop and log back in at a later time while open applications continue to run in the background 62 X Win32 Manual e Simul
31. ethod and is defined in each method s respective session Language Support This section lists the languages that are available for the Keyboard Input Over 130 languages are automatically detected by X Win32 Additional languages that are supported through configuration are listed below Languages Supported by X Win32 e Afrikaans af e Arabic ar e Chinese Simplified zh_CN mainland China and Singapore e Chinese Traditional zh_TW Taiwan Czech cs Danish da Danish da Dutch nl Finnish fi French fr German de Greek el Hebrew he Hindi hi Hungarian hu 69 X Win32 User Guide Italian it Japanese ja Korean ko Norwegian no Polish pl Portuguese pt Russian ru Slovak sk Spanish es Swedish sv Thai th Turkish tr Ukrainian uk Vietnamese vi Languages Supported by Installer User s Interface This set of languages does not include the following Afrikaans Arabic Hebrew Hindi Ukrainian Vietnamese Chinese Simplified zh_CN Chinese Traditional zh_TW Czech cs Danish da Dutch nl Finnish fi French fr German de Greek el Hungarian hu Italian it Japanese ja Korean ko Norwegian no Polish pl Portuguese pt Russian ru Slovak sk Spanish es Swedish sv Thai th Turkish tr For a list of the supported fonts and the associated keyboard layouts see http www starnet com products xwin32 lanquages php Contact
32. hat a client has disconnected either manually or by an error such as the Windows machine shutting down or the network getting disconnected Users can reconnect to a suspended instance without loss of data Suspending Instances 60 X Win32 Manual Enter the key combination CONTROL ALT T to bring up the Suspend prompt Would you like to suspend your session To terminate the session logout or close all applications Select the Suspend button to suspend the instance NOTE Closing the Desktop window also brings up this dialog Rootless Rootless instances run in multiple windows Suspend an instance by right clicking on the title bar of any LIVE window and selecting Suspend in the Menu Move Size Minimize a Maximize x Close Alt F4 Suspend Terminate Terminating Instances If running a desktop log out using the standard Unix Linux Desktop logout procedure for example pressing the logout button in GNOME Rootless Rootless instances run in multiple windows Terminate an instance by right clicking on the title bar of any LIVE window and selecting Terminate in the Menu All windows associated with this LIVE instance are terminated The instance will also be terminated if there are no more client windows connected 61 X Win32 User Guide Move Size Minimize a Maximize x Close Alt F4 Suspend Terminate Terminating Instances from the Command Line Each running instance runs its own nxag
33. he LIVE server via SSH The client runs the rxsci5 program which in turn starts rxserver bin if it isn t already running Communication between the LIVE components on the server are through files and named sockets in a directory named nx hostname in your home directory which is created automatically You do not need to start anything after installation It will automatically exit when you terminate your last running session For security reasons each user runs his own instance of the LIVE server rxserver bin Creating Your First LIVE Connection This section provides step by step instructions to Create and Launch a LIVE session This section assumes that the LIVE Server has been already been installed as root on the remote system For more information see LIVE Connection and LIVE Server Installation 1 Click on Start Menu gt Programs gt X Win32 gt X Config to launch X Config 51 X Win32 User Guide 52 arwh Select the Connections tab Select the desired folder where the new session will be created Press the Wizard button In the Connection Method dialog select the LIVE connection method and enter the name of the session and press Next Welcome to the Session Wizard Please choose a name and type for your session and select Next when finished Name DE LIVE Type o ssh El XDMCP ES command rexec a rlogin e rsh E telnet Enter the host to which the session will connect Please enter
34. he remote UNIX Linux host in order to function The LIVE Session Browser After connecting to a server via LIVE the session Browser appears Users can create edit or remove LIVE sessions New Instances of LIVE Sessions can be launched Running Instances can be resumed suspended or terminated and users can connect to Multi User Instances to collaborate The LIVE Browser interface is shown below Instances Session Status Started Last Suspended Last Resumed Window Size re Terminal Working 7 9 2009 4 39 4 7 9 2009 6 23 1 7 9 2009 4 41 2 ES Shared O Suspended 5 36 09 AM 5 37 30 AM 800x600 re KDE Session Running 5 39 35 AM 1024x768 Sessions a ei e pi Sua I een Tal I Console KDE Session Shared Terminal Launch Add Edit Remove Instances The top window shows all the currently running instances of a LIVE Session The status column shows the current status of each instance Running sessions are currently connected Suspended sessions are currently disconnected and processing in the background Working sessions are in the intermediate state of running and suspended Multiple instances of each session are allowed and defined by their start time If there are currently no running instances this window will appear blank Double click on an instance to connect 58 X Win32 Manual Multi user Instances Multiple users can connect to a running instance if Sharing is enabled
35. he remote host Connection Method command Description The command connection method provides the ability to run local applications on the Windows machine that require X Server support The DISPLAY is set by the X Server Specify the target program to run and Start In directory of where to run the program General Options Connection Name Target Start In Show Status Property Connection Name Target 32 Description A name is required for each Connection Specify the local application to run The application should be specified in double quotes Command line parameters to this application should be specified outside the quotes X Win32 Manual Example C cygwin bin xterm Is bg blue Start In Specify the initial directory to start in after launching the application Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Start New Instance Never KL Window Mode Current X Property Description Start New Instance This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never Window Mode The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple wi
36. hod LIVE Description 53 X Win32 User Guide LIVE Connections are special SSH connections that use the LIVE protocol to communicate The LIVE protocol allows running connections to be suspended and resumed at any machine with a LIVE client installed Compression technology also reduces the network bandwidth speeding up the session Sessions can be shared so multiple users can Collaborate on the same running machine The LIVE Server is installed on the remote host and runs allowing the session to stay active after the LIVE client has disconnected by the user or by a network Windows failure General Options Connection Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command 54 Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the co
37. imself Descriptions of the connection Properties can be found in each Connection Type s respective chapter Wizard Click on the Wizard Button to have a step by step guide in creating a session The options in the Wizard Connection are limited to make a basic connection For full options choose the Manual Configuration method Cloning In the Connections Tab right click on an already created connection to 34 X Win32 Manual Connections bring up the menu The menu option Clone will give submenus for Manual and Wizard Selecting a submenu item will bring up the Manual or Wizard connection method with the connection options prefilled which the user can change as needed Launching Connections After a Connection has been created it must be launched in order to connect to the remote host There are several methods available for launching connections via X Config e Highlight the Connection and press the Launch button e Right Click on the Connection and press the Launch menu item After you have launched the connection X Win32 will attempt to connect to your remote host If an error occurs the error will be displayed in the Status Dialog box Launching a Connection When X Win32 Starts Connections placed in the Autostart folder under My Connections will automatically be launched when X Win32 starts up This makes it very convenient to quickly connect to your remote system Creating Shortcuts to Launch Connections xw32 files have fi
38. in the LIVE Session To connect to a shared instance click on the Shadow button and enter the secret key that was provided to you by the creator of the instance Sessions LIVE Sessions are templates stored on the remote Unix Linux system which contain the default information to Launch a LIVE Session Instance To launch a new Instance of a LIVE Session double click on the session icon or highlight the session and press Launch Defining a Session 1 Press the Add button or highlight an existing session and press the Edit button 2 The following screen appears Name Default Desktop re KDE y Allow Sharing Window Mode Default e Size Width 1024 Height 768 Session Options Property Description Name The name of the session Desktop Three standard Unix Linux desktops GNOME KDE CDE are included by default A fourth type Custom allows for individual applications specified in the field to the right to be launched from the LIVE Server Note LIVE sessions assume that the desktop s launching application is located in the user s PATH If not the fully qualified path name must be added in the field to the right Allow Allow multiple users to connect to a running instance Sharing Window The display mode of the Instance Mode 59 X Win32 User Guide e Default LIVE Instances run in a window whose initial size is specified in the Size options e Fullscreen LIVE Sessions are borderless taking up
39. ing properly check this option to encrypt all traffic over the network This will tunnel all traffic through the ssh port Default Checked Use the X render extension Turning this option off will increase performance at the expense of graphical quality Default Checked Description This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Show the SSH status log if an error occurs Default Checked A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe h HOST u LOGIN pp ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD x UID Property HOST Description the hostname or IP address of the machine you are 15 X Win32 User Guide LOGIN connecting to the username on the remote machine ENCRYPTED PASSWORD optional This is your password which has been UID encrypted using the Windows CryptoAPI Leave it blank if you do not have the encrypted password You will be prompted for the password The LIVE Session ID found in the UID tag of the LIVE session file on the remote server Connection
40. ing tags are optional If the tag is omitted default value is used Property lt Host gt lt Login gt lt Password gt lt AuthKeyFilename gt lt DelegateGSSCredentials gt lt RSI gt lt ShowLog gt lt Tunnel gt lt UseRender gt Description string Remote host to connect to This can be a hostname or IP address string User name on remote host string User s password encrypted with Microsoft CryptoAPI The password is NOT saved in clear text The password itself is encrypted by the Windows machine The password will not be able to be decrypted if the xw32 file is transferred to another machine string Path to the SSH keyfile if using Key based authentication true false Set to true if using Kerberos authentication DEFAULT false string Fully qualified path to the Remote Server Interface Program rxlaunch sci5 If the LIVE Server was installed as root omit tag DEFAULT rxlaunch sci5 true false Show the ssh connection log if an error occurs DEFAULT true true false Use ssh tunnelling Encrypt All Traffic DEFAULT false true false LIVE Server will use the Render extension Recommended always be set to true DEFAULT true lt Session gt Specific Options Optional Tags for all LIVE sessions Property Description lt AlwaysStart gt true false Always start a new LIVE instance when launching the session DEFAULT false lt HostOnly gt true Makes this a
41. l keypad can be configured to fully adapt to the applications that run on remote servers This may be needed when the three button mouse is needed for the remote application the application is setup for a keyboard interface to a different language the numerical keypad needs to be setup for the application 41 X Win32 User Guide Mouse 3 Button Simulation O Auto On off Keyboard v Enable XKeyboard extension Mouse Wheel O Buttons Keys Off Model AUTO DETECT Layout AUTO DETECT Variant Emulate NumLock Y Do not allow clients to remap the keyboard Send Left Alt to X E Send Right Alt to X Mouse Property 3 Button Simulation Description Older Mice only had 2 buttons The middle mouse button could be simulated by clicking both the left and right mouse button at the same time 3 button simulation gives the user the choice to set this feature if needed Auto On Off Mouse Wheel 42 Auto is the default setting for mouse input X Win32 detects the number of buttons on the mice and sets the functionality to on or off accordingly When On is enabled the middle button of a 3 button mouse is simulated by simultaneously clicking the left and right mouse buttons This 3 button feature is often needed for remote applications When Off is selected no configurations are applied the mouse is used as is This should only be used when you are using a 3 button mou
42. le associations with X Win32 Double clicking on a xw32 file will cause X Win32 to automatically launch the Connection A user can create a shortcut to the file in X Config by highlighting the Connection and clicking the Shortcut button in the Connections tab Double clicking on the created shortcut will launch the connection Editing Connection Settings Once a new Connection has been made a user can edit the Connection Properties by highlighting the Connection and pressing the Edit button by right clicking on the Connection and selecting Edit or by double clicking on the Connection A dialog box will appear with all the Connection settings which can be changed as needed Note that these settings can only be changed if the user has write permission on the directory where the Connections are stored Removing Connections Connections are stored in xw32 files on the user s system Connections can be removed by highlighting the connection and pressing the Remove button or by right clicking on the connection and selecting the Remove item A user can also delete the xw32 file from the system to remove the Connection Adding Folders 35 X Win32 User Guide xw32 files store the Connection options and can be stored in any directory on your system Click on the Add Folder button to add a new path The Name field is the name that will be displayed in X Config and in the system tray The location is the path to the specified directory Use this o
43. machine For example you can start a long running compilation project through a LIVE session suspend the session and reconnect at a later time when the compilation has finished With other connection methods closing the window will automatically terminate your session requiring you to start the compilation over from the beginning Session Mobility Sessions can be transferred from Windows computer to Windows computer allowing session mobility A session can also be started on a Unix Linux machine and reconnected to from a windows machine For complete mobility sessions can be stored on the remote Unix Linux machine Session Sharing Multiple users can now connect to the same LIVE session to work and collaborate together at the same time Users can choose to take control of the desktop or they can simply view the desktop itself There are two components to the shared LIVE session Master and Slave The user who wants to share the session creates a Master session while the people who want to connect to the session create Slave sessions LIVE Server Installation Installation Options The LIVE Server is available at the StarNet website LIVE Server 5 0 http www starnet com support live server php version 5 0 For step by step instructions to install the LIVE Server please refer to the System Specific Installation Instructions in the LIVE Server Administrator s Guide The LIVE Server is available for Linux Linux 64 Solaris Solaris x
44. mmand field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values Variable Description MYIP The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 X Win32 Manual DISPLAY The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab IPSMART The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart SESSION The Connection Name Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Connection Options Port Remote Server Interface Program Key File Delegate GSS Credentials Session Options Connection Speed LAN X V Encrypt All Traffic 22 rxlaunch sci5 V Use Render Other Start New Instance Never Z Window Mode Current e Connection Options Property Port Remote Server Interface Description The port that the remote host is listening on The default value is the well known port number of the specified protocol Only change this number if you know that the remote host is listening on a different port for your connection rxlaunch is the application that will launch the LIVE 55
45. mmand must be sent in order to properly connect Variable Description MYIP The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 DISPLAY The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The X Win32 Manual Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab IPSMART The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart SESSION The Connection Name Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Start New Instance Never e Window Mode Current y Send XAuth Property Description Start New Instance This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never Window Mode The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Send Xauth X Win32 will send the Xauthority data as if the command xauth extract DISPLAY had been run Default Unchecked Ad Hoc Connections A one time connection can be created from the command line to aut
46. n Rexec remote exec allows you to execute non interactive programs on another system It is similar to rsh but the difference between rsh and rexec is that rexec requires you to specify a valid password for the other system and rsh does not All data in rexec is sent over unencrypted including clear text passwords and is an insecure 21 X Win32 User Guide connection Rsh has been replaced by the very similar SSH secure shell program on untrusted networks like the internet General Options Connection Name Host Login Command Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command 22 Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values The DISPLAY for the remote co
47. n be used as replacements for common values Variable MYIP DNUM DISPLAY IPSMART SESSION Description The local IP address of the Windows machine The display number of the current instance of X Win32 The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart The Connection Name When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Start New Instance Never Window Mode Current Use Compression Port 22 Keep Alive 30 Key File Send XAuth Disable X11 Forwarding Allow Agent Forwarding Delegate GSS Credentials Property Description 17 X Win32 User Guide Start New Instance Window Mode Use Compression Show Log On Error Port Keep Alive Key File Send Xauth Disable X11 Forwarding Allow Agent Forwarding Delegate GSS Credentials Ad Hoc Connections 18 This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Windo
48. nch DPI in order to specify certain sizes Add this option for force the Y DPI settings to the specified value LIVE User Guide X Win32 LIVE Sessions LIVE sessions are special sessions that allow session persistency These sessions can be suspended and resumed at a later time or terminated ending the session The LIVE Server runs on the remote host allowing the session to stay active even after the LIVE client has disconnected The LIVE server starts automatically when a LIVE client connects The LIVE client connects to the LIVE server via SSH The client runs the rxsci5 program which in turn starts rxserver bin if it isn t already running Communication between the LIVE components on the server are through files and named sockets in a directory named nx hostname in your home directory which is created automatically You do not need to start anything after installation It will automatically exit when you terminate your last running session For security reasons each user runs his own instance of the LIVE server rxserver bin The LIVE Server is available for Linux Linux 64 Solaris Solaris x86 HPUX and AIX LIVE sessions require the LIVE server component to be installed on the remote UNIX Linux host in order to function What is session Persistency 49 X Win32 User Guide Session persistency means that even though X Win32 has disconnected from the host machine the LIVE session is still actively running on the host
49. ndow mode Default Current Ad Hoc Connections A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe m 5 command TARGET PATH Property Description TARGET The windows application you will run through X Win32 START The working directory your application will start in X Config Connections The Connection Tab is the most important Tab in X Config This tab allows a user to create edit and launch connections to remote hosts 33 X Win32 User Guide 4 A My Connections New Connection Le Autostart A D fedorall Manual ois wizard TA linuxxdemo com ES mwm z a pc130 Edit WB pcl30 se vm a de sessions Shortcut Passwords Add Folder Launch Other E Exit when all connections have dosed Defaults Creating a New Connection Unless a connection is made via X Config X Win32 will run in Passive mode While in Passive mode X Win32 waits to display any incoming connections Typically a user will create a connection and launch the connection to actively connect to a remote system There are several methods available to create a new Connection as described below Method Description Manual Click on the Manual button to Manually create a new Connection All information is left blank for the user to fill in h
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51. ol Only change this number if you know that the remote host is listening on a different port for your connection Default 23 Send Xauth X Win32 will send the Xauthority data as if the command xauth extract DISPLAY had been run Default Unchecked Chat Script Property Description Login Tokens The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the login prompt Each separate login token is 31 X Win32 User Guide Password Tokens Prompt Tokens Custom Tokens separated by a pipe symbol If your session hangs at the login prompt check if the login matches the login tokens Add a pipe symbol then the login your system uses The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the password prompt Each separate password token is separated by a pipe symbol If your session hangs at the password prompt check if the password string matches the password tokens Add a pipe symbol then the password prompt string your system uses The session will scan for the string of characters that represents the command prompt to start the interactive session Each separate prompt token is separated by a pipe symbol If your session ends before the command prompt appears check that the token is not outputted anywhere in the startup script In addition to the default tokens Custom tokens can be created by pressing the New button and adding the Token to scan for and the Response to send back to t
52. omatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe m 5 MODULE OPTIONS HOST LOGIN ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD COMMAND Property Description MODULE the module you want to use to connect ssh rexec or rsh OPTIONS a limited Start in Single number of Window Mode user options are available in an encoded format These 23 X Win32 User Guide numbers can be added together to enable multiple options 256 512 Start in Multiple Window Mode 4096 Start a New Instance HOST the hostname or IP address of the machine you are connecting to LOGIN the username on the remote machine ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD optional This is your password which has been encrypted using the Windows CryptoAPI Leave it blank if you do not have the encrypted password You will be prompted for the password COMMAND Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made Connection Method rlogin Description rlogin is a Unix protocol that allows users to log in on another host using a network rlogin uses TCP port 513 rlogin has several serious security problems All information including passwords is transmitted unencrypted making it open to interception The protocol partially depends on the remote rlogin client to provide information honestly including source port and source host name A corrupt client i
53. or resize the applications displayed in single window mode a window manager such as twm gnome wm or kwin needs to be running Typically single window mode is only used to display a full remote desktop 37 X Win32 User Guide Window Mode Single y Screens 1 Window Style Size 1024x768 Use Scrollbars Property Description Screens Window Style Monitor Size 38 X Win32 can be configured to accept DISPLAYS with multiple screens 192 168 5 2 0 0 192 168 5 2 0 1 192 168 5 2 0 2 etc Select the number of screens you would like to use to enable multiple screen support Multiple Screen support is only available in Standard Window Style See below for more options Windowed Each screen will appear in its own window and can be moved independently of the other screens Tabbed All screens are contained in one window and can be switched by clicking on the tab with the screen number you would like to view Standard Select this option to run X Win32 in Single Window mode as a large single window as specified by the Height and Width options in the Geometry section No Select this option to run single window mode with no Decoration titlebar but still show the task bar Fullscreen Select this option if you want the single window to take up the entire screen size This option is best suited for systems with multiple monitors On systems with multiple monitors this option allow single window to be sen
54. play Number 0 gt TCP port 6000 Sound support v Activate sound output Security O Allow all hosts to play sound Prompt for hosts Use ESound authentication only 40 Display Address Base Display Number Activate Sound Output Input X Win32 Manual Assigns the address that X clients will use Automatic IPSmart Override Sets the Display address to the IP address used by the local windows machine IPSmart is used to acquire and deliver the address of the X server your local workstation instead of the firewall between your X server and the remote host This creates a direct functional connection between your workstation and the remote host The remote host receives the IP address of your workstation instead of the firewall enabling you to seamlessly pass your computer s display to the remote connection Send the display to the IP address specified in the Override field An X server must be running on the system specified Each X Server X Win32 or otherwise listens on a Display Number With multiple X Severs on a host this number is used to reference the proper X Server Enable Sound Support in XDMCP sessions Allow all hosts to All sounds sent to X Win32 are play Sound automatically accepted and played Prompt for hosts Prompt the user to allow sounds Use ESound from a specific remote host Use hosts in esd_auth file only Authentication only The mouse keyboard and numerica
55. port number of the specified protocol Only change this number if you know that the remote host is listening on a different port for your connection rxlaunch is the application that will launch the LIVE server If rxlaunch is not in the user path for example when the server is installed as a nonroot user the full path to the rxlaunch application must be given in order to launch a LIVE session The private SSH key file to use when connecting to a remote host If you have a public key set up on your remote system specifying the private key will allow you to log in without the use of a password When using SSPI MS Kerberos authentication with SSH Kerberos credentials will be sent to the Session Options Property Connection Speed Encrypt All Traffic Use Render Other Property Start New Instance Window Mode Show Log On Error Ad Hoc Connections X Win32 Manual remote host This option is only available when using Microsoft s MS Kerberos MIT Kerberos for WIndows is currently not supported Default Unchecked Description Optimizes the graphical compression settings of LIVE sessions according to the type of Network connection used Change the option according to the speed of your network LIVE Connections run over ssh connections By default the LIVE Connection only uses ssh for authentication THe DISPLAY is sent over unencrypted This maximizes the performance of the connection If your LIVE Connection is not launch
56. products We disclaim all warranties covering The FreeType Project and assume no liability related to The FreeType Project Finally many people asked us for a preferred form for a credit disclaimer to use in compliance with this license We thus encourage you to use the following text 73 X Win32 User Guide Portions of this software are copyright 1996 2002 The FreeType Project www freetype org All rights reserved Legal Terms Throughout this license the terms package FreeType Project and FreeType archive refer to the set of files originally distributed by the authors David Turner Robert Wilhelm and Werner Lemberg as the FreeType Project be they named as alpha beta or final release You refers to the licensee or person using the project where using is a generic term including compiling the project s source code as well as linking it to form a program or executable This program is referred to as a program using the FreeType engine This license applies to all files distributed in the original FreeType Project including all source code binaries and documentation unless otherwise stated in the file in its original unmodified form as distributed in the original archive If you are unsure whether or not a particular file is covered by this license you must contact us to verify this 74 X Win32 Manual The FreeType Project is copyright C 1996 2000 by David Turner
57. ption to centrally locate Connections for multiple users on a system or in a domain Password Manager The Password Manager allows a user to quickly change the passwords of multiple Connections This is an important feature if you connect to multiple servers and your password changes often for example expiring passwords Click on the Passwords button in the Connection Tab to Launch the Password Manager Selecting Connections When the Password Manager Launches a dialog showing all the current Connections with Password Properties appears A user can manually check Connections the that he wants updated or he can search for selected Connections using the Select button Options to Select multiple Connections are listed below Option Description Login Select all Connections with the specified Login name This selection can be combined with Old Password or Not Stored to further filter the Connections Old Password Select all Connections with the Stored Password that matches the text in this field Not Stored Select all Connections where there is no Password saved Updating Passwords After you have selected your Connections press the Update button to update your Connections with a new Password A dialog box will appear asking for the new Password Enter in and confirm the new Password and click the OK button to update your Passwords Clearing Passwords After you have selected your Connections press the Clear button to erase the Password
58. s Started Last Suspended Last Resumed Window Size re Terminal Working 7 9 2009 4 39 4 7 9 2009 6 23 1 7 9 2009 4 41 2 SS Shared O Suspended 5 36 09 AM 5 37 30 AM 800x600 li KDE Session Running 5 39 35 AM 1024x768 Sessions e e le Console KDE Session Shared Terminal Launch Add Edit Remove 4 You will be reconnected to the running session LIVE Connection File Format LIVE Connection files are stored in xw32 files on the windows side in APPDATA StarNet X Win32 Sessions or in a Connection PATH defined in X Config The file is XML based with the following format lt Session gt 64 lt HideOnStart gt false lt HideOnStart gt lt Module gt live lt Module gt lt Name gt LIVE Session Name lt Name gt lt Newlnstance gt never lt Newlnstance gt lt ShowStatus gt on likely error lt ShowStatus gt lt Uuid value 41e29704 3e67 475f 8700 f375ef6ed3af gt lt WindowMode gt default lt WindowMode gt lt Settings gt lt AuthKeyFilename gt c path to key file lt AuthKeyFilename gt X Win32 Manual lt CommandLine gt xterm lt CommandLine gt lt DelegateGSSCredentials gt true lt DelegateGSSCredentials gt lt DesktopType gt APP lt DesktopType gt lt Host gt hosname com lt Host gt lt Login gt ppanayot lt Login gt lt Password gt User s password encrypted with Microsoft CryptoAPI lt Password gt lt RSI gt LIVEServer bin rxlaunch sci5 lt RS
59. s from the system The Connection will now launch with no Password stored The user will be prompted to enter in the password after the connection has been launched Exit when all connections have closed Automatically shut down X Win32 when there are no more active connections 36 X Win32 Manual Window Multiple Window Each individual application will run in its own separate window There is no main root window The application looks contains its own windows title bar and can be moved and resized accordingly Note XDMCP sessions always run in single window mode There is no multiple window option for a default XDMCP session Window Mode Multiple y v Use Panning Y Set Xresource Defaults Propery Description Use Panning allows windows that appear partially off screen in Multiple Panning Window Mode to be gently nudged back on screen When a window is off screen move the cursor into the region of the X window and press against the edge of the screen The window will slowly move back on screen Set Notifies the remote host that X Win32 can accept the default color Xresource options of applications that use Xresources Uncheck if you have Defaults set up your own custom color resources in the Xresource file Single Window Single Window mode launches a root window defined by the height and width in the Geometry section of the single Window tab All connections will launch in this main window In order to move
60. s thus able to rebuild this and gain access The protocol lakes all means of authenticating other machines identities or ensuring that the rlogin client is running on a trusted machine or if it is the real rlogin client SSH should be used in place of rlogin if available General Options 24 Connection Name Host Login Command Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command X Win32 Manual Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values The DISPLAY for the remote command must be sent in order to properly connect Variable MYIP Description The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 The
61. s well as engine internals design issues specific licenses porting etc o http www freetype org Holds the current FreeType web page which will allow you to download our latest development version and read online documentation You can also contact us individually at David Turner lt david turner freetype org gt Robert Wilhelm lt robert wilhelm freetype org gt Werner Lemberg lt werner lemberg freetype org gt 77
62. scription The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the Network Tab The resolved IP address of the computer when X Win32 uses IPSmart DISPLAY IPSMART X Win32 Manual SESSION The Connection Name Show Status When starting a session the status dialog will appear showing the connection status You can specify when you would like to see the status dialog appear Default Unchecked Advanced Options Start New Instance Never v Window Mode Current D Port 23 Chat Script Login Tokens ogin login sername sername Password Tokens assword lassword Prompt Tokens sid gt 1 Tokens Response m Property Description Start New Instance This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never Window Mode The Window mode can remain in the current configuration specified in the Window Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Port The port that the remote host is listening on The default value is the well known port number of the specified protoc
63. se at your local workstation most remote applications are setup to interact with a 3 button mouse This option allows the mouse wheel functionality to be X Win32 Manual emulated using arrow keys Buttons Keys Off Keyboard Property Enable XKeyboard Extension Emulate Numlock Buttons is the default option Mouse wheel up and down are set Keys maps the MouseWheelUp to the Up arrow MouseWheelDown is mapped to the down arrow MouseWheelUp and MouseWheelDown are turned off The remote application will only detect 3 available mouse buttons Description The X Keyboard Extension allows X Win32 to use X Keyboard Maps which extend the ability of typical key maps These key maps allow specific keyboard configurations for which match most keyboards in use today Turning off the X Keyboard extension will allow old style key maps to be specified manually Options for the X Keyboard extension include Model Layout Variant Select the default keyboard model If set to Automatic X Win32 will choose the keyboard model based on the Windows system settings Select the keyboard language If set to Automatic X Win32 will choose the keyboard language based on the Windows system settings Select the keyboard variant If set to Automatic X Win32 will choose the keyboard variant based on the Windows system settings Send the actual number when using the keypad rather than the keypad button For example when Em
64. server and the application you were accessing The FreeType Project LICENSE 2002 Apr 11 Copyright 1996 2002 by David Turner Robert Wilhelm and Werner Lemberg Introduction The FreeType Project is distributed in several archive packages some of them may contain in addition to the FreeType font engine various tools and contributions which rely on or relate to the 72 X Win32 Manual FreeType Project This license applies to all files found in such packages and which do not fall under their own explicit license The license affects thus the FreeType font engine the test programs documentation and makefiles at the very least This license was inspired by the BSD Artistic and IJG Independent JPEG Group licenses which all encourage inclusion and use of free software in commercial and freeware products alike As a consequence its main points are that o We don t promise that this software works However we will be interested in any kind of bug reports as is distribution o You can use this software for whatever you want in parts or full form without having to pay us royalty free usage o You may not pretend that you wrote this software If you use it or only parts of it in a program you must acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that you have used the FreeType code credits We specifically permit and encourage the inclusion of this software with or without modifications in commercial
65. stance HOST the hostname or IP address of the machine you are connecting to LOGIN the username on the remote machine COMMAND Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made Connection Method telnet Description Telnet is a common network protocol used for remote connections It is an insecure protocol as all information including passwords is sent unencrypted over the network SSH has largely replaced telnet and SSH should in general be used General Options 29 X Win32 User Guide Connection Name Host Login Command Password Confirm Password Share Password Show Status Property Connection Name Host Login Password Confirm Password Share Password Command 30 Description A name is required for each Connection The remote hostname or IP address The user s login name on the remote host The password of the user s login Retype the password Check this option if you would like to share the session password with all users in the computer Default Unchecked Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values Variable MYIP De
66. stered Versions of X Win32 can check for updates Display the release notes for the current version Connect to the X Win32 support page to submit an inquiry Connect to the X Win32 support page to submit a bug The log viewer provides information regarding the X Server s current configuration as well as any error messages that may have affected connections The logs are found in TEMP X Win32 log Opens up the License Monitor See Licensing and Registration Connections Predefined Connections can be launched from the system tray A Connection in the PATH will appear as a menu item in the tray Click on the menu item to launch the Connection 11 X Win32 User Guide Screen Shot Tool X Win32 comes with an integrated screen shot tool to easily copy and paste graphics back and forth from Linux to Windows machines Select a menu item to specify which part of the screen you want captured Menu Description FullScreen Take a screen shot of the entire monitor Rectangle Use the mouse to click and drag a rectangular box to highlight the section of the screen to be copied Window Click on a window to copy its entire contents with window border and all After an image has been captured the screen shot review tool appears with the following available actions Menu Description Print Send the image to the local Windows printer Copy to Copy the image to the clipboard to be pasted in other applications such Clipboard as Microsoft
67. t to a monitor specified by the number or to span all monitors The maximum number of monitors is dependent on the local workstation and its Windows operating system Windows provides the numerical identification of each monitor in Display Properties Specify the screen size HEIGHTXWIDTH in pixels eg 1024x768 X Win32 Manual Use By default X Win32 uses the RANDR extension to resize a single Scrollbars window Certain applications do not behave correctly with the RANDR extension The Use Scrollbars option adds scrollbars to the single window allowing the viewable area to be resized and shrunk as needed but still maintaining the X applications original size Other Options PseudoColor Emulation zj Backing Store When Requested w Use Software Renderer For OpenGL v Display Splash Screen On Startup Disable Xinerama Extension Property PseudoColor Backing Store Description Legacy X applications used colormaps to define the visuals Emulation Root Visual Only Use 24 bit TrueColor as the default visual and emulate the 8 bit PseudoColor on top of it Make PseudoColor the default visual Any application that does not specify its Visual will default to PseudoColor 24 bit TrueColor is still supported if specified The X Server will run in 8 bit only mode There is no 24 bit TrueColor Some X applications may request backing store on windows that are complicated to draw which can slow down
68. taneous Multiple User Accounts With LIVE Console multiple consoles can be running simultaneously One user can log out to allow another user to work on a workstation The first user s desktop and the applications on it continue to run in the background Installing the LIVE Server as root automatically grants end user access to the LIVE Console The desktop session runs in full screen mode just like a normal session However since it is running through the LIVE server the session is persistent Users can Suspend their sessions by pressing CNTL ALT T allowing others to log in to the same physical computer User can also reconnect to their sessions remotely using any of the LIVE clients Logging in to the LIVE Console When logging in directly from the Unix Linux side click on the option to change your session New session types will be placed in the Session Chooser prefaced with LIVE for example LIVE Gnome Select the LIVE session and log in normally Choose a Session 1 GNOME 2 Default System Session 3 KDE O 5 LIVE KDE O Failsafe Terminal 3 Cancel 2 OK gt redhat Users can also start a Console Session from a remote host See the next section for details Reconnecting Remotely to a Console Session 1 Create a LIVE Connection 63 X Win32 User Guide 2 Connect to the remote host In the Instance Browser top Window double click on Console desktop type Instances Session Statu
69. the entrie screen e Rootless Each application runs in it s own individual window Height Window Height in pixels Width Window Width in pixels Indirect Sessions on Gateway Servers For users who want to install the LIVEServer on a gateway and then connect to the internal network using ssh an Indirect method is recommended Launching an instance of the session will automatically ssh to the internal machine thus indirectly connecting 1 Create a new LIVE Session using the LIVE Session Browser 2 Select Desktop Custom 3 Enter the following command ssh X Username Hostname Command Username The username on the remote host This can be different than the username of the LIVE session If I Username is omitted the current user amp rsquo s name will be submitted Hostname The remote host specified as a hostname or IP address Command The remote command to be run for example xterm or gnome desktop 4 The user will be prompted for a password when connecting to the second host Saving Sessions LIVE Sessions can be global to all users or local to the current user When defining a new session two options are available Save and Save as Global The sessions are stored in different directories specified in the LIVE conf configuration file Users must have proper directory permissions to Ada Edit or Remove sessions Suspending Instances amp Reconnecting Instances are automatically suspended when the LIVE server detects t
70. ting geteilt EE 51 C nnection Method LINE eegend dE tii 53 LIME SESSIONS s ee eae can RES 57 LIVE Console SESSIONS siii 62 LIVE geleet 64 X Win32 User Guide A ebe 67 Troubleshooting Guide eege ere star rin ls carla eben 67 Command line arguments EE 68 ee EE 69 CONTACWOlANNGD E 70 Customer Service ii ee EEGEN 71 X Win32 Manual About X Win32 What is X Win32 After more than 20 years of development X Win32 has become the most advanced PC X server on the market An X server allows remote graphical Unix and linux X application to be displayed on your local Windows machine X Win32 provides multiple protocols to connect to your remote system thus providing a complete solution for remote networking For complete mobility X Win32 provides the LIVE protocol adding several key support features suspend resume multi user support printing sound support not found in traditional X Server New In 2010 e LIVE Sessions e Sound Support e File Transfer Support e Remote Printing e X11R7 support e Single Window Mode e Support for Multiple DISPLAY Screens X Win32 User Guide SSH e Increased SSH performance 3X faster than previous versions OpenGL Version Upgraded Changes From Previous Versions Screens centered on First Monitor Fixed PseudoColor emulation and added new 8 bit only mode Moved Port number options to the Advanced Tab of the Edit Connection Dialog Added support for XInereama extension Add Start New Instance to
71. to a remote host you must create a Connection using the X Config utility The Connections tab provides a means of creating a new connection Connections are created and customized based on the method used 1 Start X Config 2 Select the Connections tab 3 Select the desired folder where the new session will be created 4 Press the Wizard button 5 Inthe Connection Method dialog select the connection method enter the name of the session and press Next For help choosing a Connection Method see the section Which Connection Method Should choose Welcome to the Session Wizard Please choose a name and type for your session and select Next when finished Name 2 LIVE Type ssh El XDMCP ES command rexec ma rlogin e rsh BW telnet 6 Please follow the steps described in the Connection specific section LIVE XDMCP command SSH rexec rlogin rsh or telnet listed below X Win32 Manual LIVE a Enter the host to which the session will connect Please enter a host to connect to and select Next when done Host b Enter your Login name and Password for that host Please enter your login name and password Login Password SSH rexec rlogin rsh and telnet a Enter the host to which the session will connect Please enter a host to connect to and select Next when done Host b Enter your Login name and Password for that host If rsh was selected the password will not be requested
72. u will be prompted for the password Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made Connection Method XDMCP Description 19 X Win32 User Guide The X display manager control protocol KDMCP provides a means for a user sitting at one client computer running X to communicate with another server computer running an X display manager Once a connection is established the user can log in and run programs as if the user were sitting at the remote computer General Options Connection Name XDMCP Mode Broadcast y Host kel Property Description Connection Name A name is required for each Connection XDMCP Mode Specify the Connection mode for XDMCP Query Send a direct XDMCP request to the remote host The host names or IP addresses are known Broadcast Send an XDMCP Broadcast request on the LAN Broadcast allows you to select from a list of available hosts that are willing to manage your workstation All remote hosts that are willing to manage will be displayed Indirect Indirect connects to the remote host then displays a list of machines You select to which machine to connect Host The remote hostname or IP address Multiple IP addresses can be specified by pressing the button to the right of the the field Press the button to add a new IP address The multiple hosts will be displayed in a list when the connection is launched Advanced Options Start New Instance Ne
73. ulate NumLock is enabled and you press the 7 button on the keypad the key send will be the same keycode as 7 on the top of the 43 X Win32 User Guide keyboard With emulate NumLock disabled the keycode sent will be KP_7 On certain Operating Systems most notably AIX the NumLock button is treated as a keyboard modifier like SHIFT or ALT and modifies all keys on the keyboard Enabling this feature works around this issue The default setting is disabled Do not allow clients to Allow the remote host to re map the local Windows remap the keyboard keyboard Uncheck this option if using Xmodmap Send Left Alt to X Checking this option will allow the Left Alt button to be sent to the remote host rather than being intercepted by the Windows Operating system Send Right Alt to X Checking this option will allow the Right Alt button to be sent to the remote host rather than being intercepted by the Windows Operating system Japanese IME Support IME support is available by default in single window mode Follow these steps in multiple window mode to enable IME support 1 Open an xterm 2 LC_CTYPE ja_JP XMODIFIERS im XIME lt command gt This will set the input method to support IME You can also export these environment variables LC_CTYPE and XDMODIFIERS in your login profile Font Fonts must be rendered in order for remote applications to function properly Remote applications access fonts available from X Win32 on the Win
74. ure as sends unencrypted information over the network among other things Rsh has been replaced by the very similar SSH secure shell program on untrusted networks like the internet General Options Connection Name Host Login Command Show Status Property Description Connection Name A name is required for each Connection Host The remote hostname or IP address Login The user s login name on the remote host 27 X Win32 User Guide Command Show Status Advanced Options Start New Instance Window Mode Send XAuth Property Start New Instance Window Mode 28 Specify the application which will be run once the connection is made If using Wizard a default xterm command will be provided to open up a terminal emulator which is suitable for most users Otherwise if using Manual configuration the command will have to be entered Any application on your remote system can be executed via the command field Special variables can be used as replacements for common values The DISPLAY for the remote command must be sent in order to properly connect Variable Description MYIP The local IP address of the Windows machine DNUM The display number of the current instance of X Win32 DISPLAY The display address display number eg MYIP DNUM The display address is specified by the radio button in the Display Address section on the Network Tab The Display Number is specified by the Display Number on the
75. user default or shared by all users Current APPDATA StarNet PRODUCTNAME__ User All Users The X Win32 installation directory usually in Program Files Flash The X Win32 installation directory on the USB drive Version To install a license for all users simply copy the License config file from the current user directory to the installation directory System Tray After X Win32 is launched an icon appears in the system tray Placing the mouse over the icon will show the current DISPLAY number Connections can be launched by left clicking on the icon and selecting the proper Connection in the Menu Right Clicking on the icon brings up a menu with more options which is described in the following section Right Click Menu Exit X Config Screen Shot Help Support My Sessions Mounted Directory Menu Item Reset Exit X Config Screen Shot Help Support X Win32 Manual Description Resets the X Server Selecting this menu item will shut down all X Connections and put X Win32 back in it s initial state Exits X Win32 Opens X Config Options available to take a screen shot see Screen Shot Tool below Contents About Update Release Notes Request Support Submit Bug Log Viewer Licenses Display this Help file Displays information about X Win32 including the build number contact information and licensing information Check for any updates available for the current version Only Regi
76. ver v Monitor Use Configured e Hide On Start Property Description Start New Instance This option will start a new instance of X Win32 with a new 20 X Win32 Manual DISPLAY number The options for Start New Instance are Never Always Needed and Prompt Default Never Monitor If your Windows system has multiple monitors you can specify which monitor to display the XDMCP connection More than one XDMCP connection can be delivered to one monitor The maximum number of monitors is dependent on your Windows operating system Use Use the Monitor as specified in the Configured Window Tab of X Config Monitor Explicitly Specify which monitor to send Number the XDMCP session to Hide on Start Check this box if you want to hide the status dialog in the initial connection attempt Default Unchecked Ad Hoc Connections A one time connection can be created from the command line to automatically launch a connection This feature is generally used when a user would like to automate Connection launching via scripts The format is provided below xwin32 exe m 4 HOST Property Description HOST The host you want to connect to Note the trailing colon is required Leaving the HOSTS field blank creates an XDMCP broadcast You can create a multihost query by separating each host with a comma Indirect queries are created by prefacing the hostname with a tilde ie HOST Connection Method rexec Descriptio
77. w Section of X Config or be explicitly changed to Single or Multiple window mode Default Current Enable SSH compression This will decrease bandwidth usage at the expense of CPU usage Default Unchecked Show the SSH status log if an error occurs Default Checked The port that the remote host is listening on The default value is the well known port number of the specified protocol Only change this number if you know that the remote host is listening on a different port for your connection Default 22 Specify the time in minutes X WIn32 will send a Keepalive message to the remote host This will prevent the remote host or an intermediary router firewall etc from closing the connection due to inactivity Default 30 The private SSH key file to use when connecting to a remote host If you have a public key set up on your remote system specifying the private key will allow you to log in without the use of a password X Win32 will send the Xauthority data as if the command xauth extract DISPLAY had been run Disables X11 Forwarding of SSH sessions X11 Forwarding automatically encrypts the data sent by all commands run through the session It automatically sets the DISPLAY environment variable on the remote host there is no need to manually set teh DISPLAY This option should only be used if you are manually setting your DISPLAY environment Default Unchecked Allow your ssh key stored on your local windows system to be
78. w by Xauth Xauth Cookie authorization is based on MIT MAGIC Cookie COOKIE 1 also known as magic cookie method in which the UNIX program Xauth views and transfers cookies The X server obtains the cookie which is a 16 byte random number When the X application connects it sends the cookie If the 16 bytes sent by the application are the same as the bytes in the X server the client is authorized The Xauth cookie is a file named Xauthority thatis stored in your home directory This file is a password for the X Win display do not assign that file group or world read or 47 X Win32 User Guide write permissions The correct permissions for this file are read and write only for the local user you Allow By Address Allows remote clients to connect based on the host name or IP address Allow all host All remote clients requests will addresses automatically be accepted Only allow these Add hosts to the allowed host host addresses list Only hosts on the list will be authorized to connect Prompt for When a client is not authorized via Xauth Address or SSH connections not with X11 forwarding a request will occur with each allowed by other connection attempt allow or deny that connection means XServer config file The XServer config file is the XML based configuration file for X Config Default Config Options for All Users Administrators may want configure the default options for all users which are

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