[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/15/2021 12:49 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 9/15/21 2:36 AM, Joukj wrote:
>> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> I know that it is possible to tunnel X over SSH,
>>> but I believe that is a complicated exercise in
>>> todays network.
>>
>> Complicated? I always use this. when communicating with my Linux and 
>> OpenVMS systems (even from home, since it easy in our university to 
>> set IP-port 22 open in the firewall).It just involves switching it on 
>> on the server (if it is not already on and adding one option on the 
>> ssh command.
>>
>> Maybe it is complicated on windows because of the lack of native 
>> X11-support.
> 
> I  never found it to be complicated.  Not even on Windows.  And lack
> of native X11 support in Windows is a non-problem.

I seem to recall firewall problems, display permission problems
and font problems.

But maybe it is not as tricky as I believe.

VNC has never been a problem. Unless firewalls block any
access, which is a hard problem.

Arne