RE: Getting Windows GUI applications to work

Kyle,
 
OpenSSH for Windows was the same as SSH on Cygwin 2 or 3 years
ago. OpenSSH for Windows has not been improved in quite a while.
The Cygwin solution is the most direct way but the copSSH solution
is basically the same but has the advantage of an installer that wraps
all the necessary Cygwin stuff in one package without all the decision
making and all the individual configuration steps. It sets up a couple
of very handy scripts to add, remove and configure various parts of the
ssh(d) environment. I would give copSSH a whirl and see if it meets
your needs before continuing on down the OpenSSH for Windows
path. Why start on a dead branch when there is an actively supported
branch that is very up to date relative to the original OpenSSH in the
BSD world.
 
Stephen

Stephen A. Herr
herrs@contechbridge.com <mailto:sherr@contechbridge.com>
 

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From: ssh@erdelynet.com [mailto:ssh@erdelynet.com] On Behalf Of Kyle
Getz
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1614
To: ssh@erdelynet.com
Subject: Getting Windows GUI applications to work

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to execute Windows GUI applications through SSH but I'm
running into some problems.
 
Here's what happens on a Windows XP machine running OpenSSH for Windows:

 
1. I open a Remote Desktop session to the machine.
2. I also log into the machine via PuTTY.
3. After logging in, I run "calc" via PuTTY. I am immediately returned
to the prompt.
4. When I look at the Task Manager (through Remote Desktop), I see
calc.exe, but there is no window.
 
 
Here's what happens on a different Windows XP machine running sshd
through Cygwin:
 
1. I open a Remote Desktop session to the machine.
2. I also log into the machine via PuTTY.
3. After logging in, I run "calc" via PuTTY. I am not returned to the
prompt.
4. In the Remote Desktop window, I see the calculator window pop up.
5. I close the calculator window (through Remote Desktop), and I am
returned to the prompt in my PuTTY window.
 
 
Obviously, I want the latter behavior, but I want it to work with
OpenSSH for Windows. Does anyone know what I need to do?

- Kyle Getz

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