# [OmniOS-discuss] X11 application support

Theo Schlossnagle jesus at omniti.com
Fri May 17 17:07:17 EDT 2013

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    On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Marion Hakanson <hakansom at ohsu.edu> wrote:

    >
    > jesus at omniti.com said:
    > > 2) using a browser remotely sounds painful... try ssh options to either
    > > forward a port (-L) or act as a SOCKS proxy (-D) both *super* useful.
    >
    > Perhaps painful is in the eye of the beholder.  Using "ssh -X" or "ssh -Y"
    > and running firefox on the remote server "just works".  Maybe I'm missing
    > something, but "ssh -L" for connecting to a Dell server's DRAC-Enterprise
    > or other embedded webserver takes a fair amount of trial and error to suss
    > out what ports, URL's, and/or hostnames their developers require in order
    > to work.  E.g. the DRAC-Enterprise, or SuperMicro BMC's often have some
    > kind of remote KVM java app built into them, and those have their own
    > obscure assumptions about connectivity, too.

    You should look at -D

    Currently the SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols are supported, and ssh will act
    as a SOCKS server.

    Makes ssh super for desktop apps (more than just browsers) to act as if
    they are in the DC.

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    Theo Schlossnagle

    http://omniti.com/is/theo-schlossnagle
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