Passive mode is when X-Win32 is running without a connection being established. X-Win32 will be passive until X communication is being received by the Windows machine. Once received, X-Win32 will translate and display.
Usage for Passive Mode:
- Using a third party application such as Putty or SecureCRT to connect to their Unix/Linux host and require X traffic to be translated.
- Users who are being sent X communication from another computer.
- User has an X application on their Windows machine that needs to be translated.
X-Win32 18
When executing X-Win32, X-Win32 will run in the foreground with a session option window prompted. Different ways to start Passive Mode in X-Win32 18.
- Start X-Win32. X-Config window will appear. If you do not have any session created, click the “Launch” button located on the right of X-Config.
- Run the xwin32.exe located in the installation folder. By default X-Win32 18 is installed at:
C:\Program Files (x86)\StarNet\X-Win32 18\xwin32.exe - You can create a shortcut by right clicking on the xwin32.exe
- When launched, X-Config and the X-Win32 session option window will appear. The session option window indicates that X-Win32 is running.
- Run Passive Mode Without X-Config
- Please create the session with your host, username, password, and command or you will receive an error window. You can use the command
exit
- The shortcut can be placed in the Startup folder in Windows in ordered to be launched when you first start Windows.
X-Win32 2014 and Below
Simply launching X-Win32 will run X-Win32 in Passive Mode in the background under the system tray.
Security Notes:
Using a third party ssh application and setting your own display will cause the X traffic to be transferred over port 6000 instead of using the default ssh port 22. To use ssh port throughout the session, please enable X11 forwarding on your host and ssh application. Also, do not set your display.