Python IDLE and terminal...

on the client side you need to add ForwardX11 yes to either /etc/ssh/ssh_config or $HOME/.ssh/config possibly under a Host <ip.of.riot.> section.

On the RIoTboard you'd need to add something like

X11Forwarding yes
X11UseLocalhost yes

into /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Then restart sshd to be sure that your changes are noticed.

In theory you can then ssh into the RIoT and start your X11 app using the CLI.  However there are many other things that might cause issues.. Depending on the distro you might need to relax xauth restrictions or transfer the magic cookie http://www.snapdba.com/2013/02/ssh-x-11-forwarding-and-magic-cookies/ and possibly deal with $DISPLAY.

It's also worth considering what your host computer is. If it's linux and is already running X11 it's relatively easy. If it's Windows then you'll need additional software that can add to the complexity (and cost). Some examples of windows X11 servers:

http://www.starnet.com/xwin32/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/

http://x.cygwin.com/

http://www.attachmate.com/Products/PC+X+Server/rx2011/rx2011.htm

While I've not done it with the RIoT, I frequently use X11 forwarding on other machines, often to run Wireshark on a headless router.

Hi Selsinork. On remote connecting...

I've read up a bit on X11 and ssh connected both my Riotboard & windows Laptop to my wifi router.

When I connect to the Riotboard's IP address in putty, it asks for a log on name and then a password...?

Is this a password set in Riotboard or am i completely on the wrong track??

Its all really f***ng confusing this ssh thing...!

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again,

Steve.

Putty is a client that connects over the SSH protocol to the unix systems console.

It´s like a remote access to the terminal.

So yes the username and password you are asked for are those from the Riotboard.

The username will be most likely "root", since you didn´t add a new user I suppose.

If you don´t know the password for a user you can change it on the serial console on the Riotboard for example with:

passwd root

(As root is the username)

Then you can login with putty with username root and the password you´be given.

Putty is a client that connects over the SSH protocol to the unix systems console.

It´s like a remote access to the terminal.

So yes the username and password you are asked for are those from the Riotboard.

The username will be most likely "root", since you didn´t add a new user I suppose.

If you don´t know the password for a user you can change it on the serial console on the Riotboard for example with:

passwd root

(As root is the username)

Then you can login with putty with username root and the password you´be given.

Changed my password to Steve earlier.

F**K ME IT WORKS!!!.

Thanks Otto. You are brilliant.