Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Planning a Workgroup
Services for Data Exchange with Personal Computers
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Versions of the X Window System for PCs
Running applications on a remote computer and displaying the results
on your own computer’s screen is as easy as using a terminal emulator
(see “Terminal Emulators” on page 127) if you are working only with text.
But, what if you need to run a program that uses a graphical user
interface (GUI)?
Between UNIX workstations that support the X Window System, the
solution can be as easy as setting your DISPLAY environment variable
(on the remote computer), and making sure that the remote computer
has permission to display things on your screen. And, if your personal
computer is running an operating system that supports the X Window
System (for example, LINUX), the solution is the same.
Windows NT operating systems do not include a native version of an X
Window server, but many vendors market X Window servers for PCs.
With an X Window server running on your personal computer, you can
run applications with GUIs on your HP-UX systems and have their
output displayed on your personal computer’s screen.
Although this is not a complete list
1
, the following companies / products
support X Window displays on personal computers running Windows NT
operating systems:
1. This list is provided only as a starting place in your search for
products that perform these functions. Hewlett-Packard Company
neither recommends nor discourages their use.
Table 2-8 Products Supporting X Window Displays On PCs
Product Name Company
Digital PATHWORKS 32 Digital Equipment Corporation
eXeed Hummingbird Communications, Inc.
PC_Xware Network Computing Devices
Chameleon Net Manage
eXodus White Pine Software
Reflection/X WRQ