topic Re: Spawning SAM via remote in Operating System - HP-UX

Spawning SAM via remote

Henry Chua — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:24:32 GMT

Hi Guys,

If I am assessing a workstation remotely via telnet using my pc, can i spawn SAM on the workstation (i.e. the application pops up on the workstation itself), or other GUI via the telnet?

Thanks
Henry

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

T G Manikandan — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:31:41 GMT

can you please be elaborate,you can get your Q's

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Robert-Jan Goossens — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:32:16 GMT

Hi,

Yes, but you will need some kind of X terminal emulation software. Something like ReflectionX, Xvision, Cygwin etc.

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:33:26 GMT

SAM has two modes with the same functionality.

Text, which works via telnet or ssh

GUI which requirs an X emmulator on the machine connecting remotely from the workstation.

SEP

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Thayanidhi — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:34:45 GMT

Did you try set the DISPLAY variable to the remote host and start sam.

Don't know whether this will work?

Regds

TT

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:35:41 GMT

SAM decides which mode to use based on whether DISPLAY variable is set and whether it can communicate with that address.

SEP

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Naveej.K.A — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:36:14 GMT

Hi,

If you are using telnet to connect to your workstation you can still invoke SAM and it will start in the menu based mode rather than the GUI mode.

Also if you use any other Xterminal emulation softwares, you will get a GUI on your local PC/workstation but will still be using a telnetd connction.

As mentioned by Robert, some softwares offering GUI interface are Xterm, ReflectionX, etc.

Regards,
Naveej

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

T G Manikandan — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:38:54 GMT

telnet supports terminal mode of SAM.

you are looking for a GUI version of tool capable of working from remote use the PC X -server software.

Like the Xmanager.
You can download it by searching in google.com

"Xmanager downloads"

Install it.
run XManager
you will receive xdmcp broadcasts from the unix servers that are running CDE.
Then you can login into the appropriate server.
Then do a
$DISPPLAY=:0.0;export DISPLAY

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Henry Chua — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:28:51 GMT

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the info. I apologise for the incomplete query. Actually what i'll like to do is to spawn an application remotely on the workstation itself i.e. I do not need to see it on my screen but it has to appear on the actual workstation which maybe far away from me.
If i type "hpterm" via a telnet connection, it will prompt an error, how can i make the system fork a terminal on the actual workstation(appear locally) remotely via telnet?

Is this possible? Sounds ridiculous, but I am just curious... =)

Thanks
Henry

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Pete Randall — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:46:11 GMT

Henry,

It's should be quite simple. From your telnet session, just do:

/usr/sbin/sam -display workstation:0.0

Pete

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Henry Chua — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:14:44 GMT

Hi Pete,

Thanks.. if I like to fork a new term window, can i do it

"/usr/sbin/hpterm -display workstation:0.0"

can I write things to it?

regards
Henry

Re: Spawning SAM via remote

Thayanidhi — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:21:51 GMT

Hi,

Like sam hpterm don't have commandline option for display.
You can set DISPLAY variable and run hpterm.

Note that you can only start the hpterm. You cannot control that windows from your telnet session. Some one should close that windows from the remote system only.

I just tested this here.

Regds
TT