ssh X forwarding problem

[Bachmann]

Alright, first off I have looked around and have tried many of the things the forums have said, I still cannot get x forwarding to work with ssh.

I have tried ssh -X Bachmann@(myIPishere)

Apprently my ssh does not have the -Y command

And I do have the following in my ssh config.

ForwardX11Trusted yes
ForwardX11 yes

and I have tried just ForwardX11Trusted yes.

I am using fedora core 4, kde, on a dell 600m laptop.

I am trying to connect with a mac OS 10. Which also does not have a -Y command.

Now, Please dont offer any solution that involves changing settings on the mac because I have no privleges on it. Also, I am sure it is configured correctly on that end becuase I have a friend who can ssh to his computer with x forwarding. I would simply ask him for help but he uses Gentoo.

thanks
-Bachmann

p.s. While I am here I am wondering, is it possible to get desktop sharing to work without adding anything to the mac? also, I can ssh from windows right?

[Spoon!]

Originally Posted by Bachmann

I am trying to connect with a mac OS 10. Which also does not have a -Y command.

When SSH'ing from Mac OS X to Linux, make sure that you are using the "X11" terminal program, and not the regular "Terminal" program. Macs don't normally run X and so you need to run the "X11" to have an X server.

Originally Posted by Bachmann

Now, Please dont offer any solution that involves changing settings on the mac because I have no privleges on it.

You can install most programs on Mac OS X without Admin privileges. Just copy program to the Applications folder under your user's home directory.

Originally Posted by Bachmann

is it possible to get desktop sharing to work without adding anything to the mac?

I'm not sure. What do you mean by desktop sharing? You can use VNC; set up VNC server on your Linux and get a VNC client on Mac; or vice versa.

Originally Posted by Bachmann

also, I can ssh from windows right?

Yes, there are many good SSH clients for Windows, including putty; but if you need X forwarding you will need to run an X server.

[Bachmann]

Thanks, its all working now.
Couple last min questions though.
Now that X11 forwarding is working, can I, at least in therory, simply run the VNC client remotely? That is, can I ssh with X11 forwarding, run my VNC, then connect to myself from that. Thus allowing me to have desktop sharing without adding anything to the computer I am connecting from.

Also, now that my problem is solved, should I edit the title with somthing like ::solved:: or ::resolved::?