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In order to remotely operate a NetIntercept system via its control
network interface, the remote system must have a server for the X
Window System protocol. In order for this connection to be secure, it
needs to be "tunneled" via an encrypted Secure Shell (SSH) connection.
Most Unix systems automatically include the X Window System and SSH
support at no extra cost, but this isn't the case with Windows and
Macintosh systems.
If you want to control NetIntercept remotely from a Windows or Mac PC,
you will need to install a purchased third-party product. To date, we
haven't found a free X Server for Windows or Mac that works well with
NetIntercept.
There are many X Window Servers available today, both commercial and
open-source, that run on a wide variety of platforms. This table lists
several that have been observed to work correctly with NI. Many of
them can be configured to store settings for xhost and/or SSH
tunneling and use them automatically.
Note: a security vulnerabilty has been identified with SSH1. While
all versions of NetIntercept up to 3.0 will work properly with SSH1,
future versions are slated to use SSH2 exclusively. Therefore, if
you are purchasing a solution, ensure that your SSH implementation
has SSH2 if you are intending on upgrading your NetIntercept.
| Product Name |
Server OS |
Contact Information |
| X Window System |
Unix |
Many Unix vendors will have X11 packages pre-built
and available for download. The canonical website is www.x.org, and program
sources and information can be downloaded from there. Latest version is
X11R6.6. |
| Hummingbird Exceed |
Windows 3x/9x/Me/NT4/2K/XP |
US/Canada Phone: 1-877-359-4866
Web: www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/exceed/ |
| Microimages X Server (MI/X) |
Windows, Macintosh |
Email: info@microimages.com
Phone: 1-402-477-9554
Web: www.microimages.com/freestuf/mix/ |
| Reflection X |
Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2K/XP, Windows Terminal Server Edition |
Email: sales@attachmate.com
Phone: 1-800-872-2829
Web:
Attachmate (formerly WRQ) PC X Server
Reflection's OpenSSH client supports SSH2. |
| WinaXe+ |
Windows 3x/9x/NT4/2K/XP |
E-mail: sales@labf.com
Phone: +358 3 260 4000 (Finland)
Web: www.labf.com/winaxeplus/
aXe+ supports SSH2 |
| XLiveCD |
Windows 98/Me/NT4/2K/XP |
Web: xlivecd.indiana.edu
This allows you to run X from
a CD without installing X on your PC.
Supports SSH2 |
| Xmanager |
Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2K/XP |
Email: sales@netsarang.com
Web: www.netsarang.com/products/xmg_detail.html
Supports SSH2 |
| X-Win32 |
Windows 2000/XP/Vista |
Email: sales@starnet.com
Phone: 1-408-739-0881 x16
Web: www.starnet.com/products/xwin32/
X-Win32
is distributed with PuTTY, which supports SSH2. |
| X-Win32 Flash |
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, on a 1G or 4G USB Flash Drive |
Email: sales@starnet.com
Phone: 1-408-739-0881 x16
Web: www.starnet.com/products/xwin32/
This is the same product as X-Win32 (above) but is wholely installed and run from the flash drive, requiring nothing to be installed on the PC. |
Of the X servers mentioned above, WinaXe, XLiveCD, Xmanager, and both X-Win32 packages include SSH programs. Exceed, Reflection X and MI/X work with separate SSH clients. There are a number of free and commercial SSH clients available for Windows and Macintosh. This table lists some that support SSH tunneling over X.
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