X over a reverse SSH tunnel

[Jim]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Tom Brown wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I can ssh to my work PC, that runs Fedora, from home by using a reverse
>> ssh tunnel, this is because the VPN software does not work on Linux. Can
>> anyone explain to me how i can connect to the X server on the work PC 
>> from
>> my home machine by using the same reverse tunnel method? Ideally i'd 
>> like
>> to have it as simple as having a 'remote desktop' type affair.
>
> You need to use 'ssh -Y ...' for most X programs.
>
>
>> I can install anything i like so would something like VNC work?
>
> The nicest thing for remote GUI work is freenx, using the NX client 
> that you can download from http://www.nomachine.com.  You can connect 
> using only port 22 so your firewall probably already permits it and 
> remote performance is much better than vnc.
>
NO , it isn't.