X11 Forwarding through SSH using PuTTy

 


1. Open putty
2. Click on connection under Category on the left pane
3. Expand SSH and click on X11
4. Click on check box next to Enable X11 forwarding
5. Go to the session and enter the hostname and also type host name under saved Session
6. Click Save and click on open
7. Enter your username and Passwd
8. Run echo "DISPLAY" and see if your display is exported.
Note: If not, run your X Server (MobaX term comes with X server)
9. Type xhost or any GUI program to load your application on GUI.