X Server - Cygwin on Win32



Go to x.cygwin.com and select the installation file.



Run the setup file and it will prompt for where the 

Cygwin files should be placed and where it should put

the installation files.



It is important to put the main Cygwin directory immediately

under the drive - i.e.  D:\cygwin



If the Cygwin directory is not immediately under a drive,

the startxwin.bat will not work.



In the setup installation, select the ssh options from +NET

and the Xfree86-lib and X-startup-scripts from +X11



After installation you must start the X server by going to

/Cygwin/usr/X11R6/bin/startxwin.bat



If all goes well, there should be an X in the task bar which

can also be used to exit the X server



When you connect to another place, use



ssh -Y www.otherplace.com



Then when you run a program such as mozilla, a window

should appear on your desktop showing the program.  Note

that the -Y option sets up the X connection over encrypted 

ssh.