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    If both hosts are on a LAN and you don't care about security, you don't have to forward X through SSH in the first place. You could have your clients connect directly to the server over the LAN. Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 13:58
  • Nice suggestion, it didn't even pass through my mind. I'll look into it once I have some free time and maybe post an answer if I find some elegant way of doing this. Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 18:54
  • The Xserver option to look for is -listen tcp, but the hard part is finding where your distribution and display manager has hidden it. Add those two details to your post above. Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 20:00
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    [email protected] is the fastest cipher on modern x86-64 processors, but unless you have a network faster than gigabit, every secure encryption/MAC pair is fast enough. Commented Jun 4, 2020 at 1:58