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=== Investigation 5: How do you use ssh to tunnel X. ===
{{Admon/note | Use your fedora2 centos2 and fedora1 centos1 VMs | Complete this investigation on your fedora2 centos2 and fedora1 VM'scentos1 VMs.}}
{{Admon/tip | fedora1 centos1 VM iptables and ssh service | You may need to adjust the firewall on your fedora1 centos1 host to complete this section, and verify that the sshd service is running on that VM.}}
You can also use ssh to tunnel window and bitmap information. Allowing us to login to a remote desktop host and run a Xwindows application such as <code>gedit</code> or <code>firefox</code> and the application will run on the remote host but be displayed on the local host.
# Once connected run the <code>gedit</code> application. (Gnome Text Editor)
# The gedit window will display on fedora2 centos2 but it is running fedora1centos1.
# Enter some text and save a file with <code>gedit</code>.
# Exit <code>gedit</code>.
# Where was the file saved?
# Experiment with running other GUI applications through <code>ssh</code>.
'''Answer the Investigation 5 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
== Further Securing your Secure Shell Connection ==