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> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: shrike-list-admin@(protected)
> [mailto:shrike-list-admin@(protected)] On Behalf Of VJ
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 1:34 PM
> To: shrike-list@(protected)
> Subject: Re: cygwin
>
>
> Can you ping among both the machines? Even if you can, I
> guess the port needed for X communication needs to be opened
> on the firewall. VJ
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "Jake McHenry " <linux@(protected) >
> To: <shrike-list@(protected) >
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:09 PM
> Subject: RE: cygwin
>
>
> > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > From: shrike-list-admin@(protected)
> > > [mailto:shrike-list-admin@(protected)] On Behalf Of VJ
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:14 PM
> > > To: shrike-list@(protected)
> > > Subject: Re: cygwin
> > >
> > >
> > > I assume you want to run X Server on a windows machine and the
> > > actual aplication on a remote Linux/Unix machine. In that
> case, all
> > > you have to do is following
> > >
> > > You can execute the commands using ssh on the remote
> machine(i iwll
> > > not suggest telnet, but choice is yours) On machine running
cygwin
> > > xhost k.l.m.n
> > > where k.l.m.n is ip address of the machine where you will
> > > run the application. You can provide dns name also if
> > > available(but check it if it work by pinging to it first)
> > >
> > > On remote machine
> > > export DISPLAY=a.b.c.d:0
> > > where a.b.c.d is IP of machine running cygwin
> > >
> > > after this whatever GUI application you run on remote machine it
> > > will present it 's user interface on your machine running cygwin.
> > >
> > > VJ
> > >
> > > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > > From: "Jake McHenry " <linux@(protected) >
> > > To: <shrike-list@(protected) >
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 4:52 PM
> > > Subject: cygwin
> > >
> > >
> > > > I know this is the wrong list for this question, but I
> was hoping
> > > > someone could help me quick. Does anyone know if
> > > cygwin/xfree86 on the
> > > > windows platform allows remote X connections or just ssh? I
> > > have read
> > > > almost all the docs from their site and can 't seem to find
> > > anything on
> > > > getting a remote X desktop, only ssh connections. I have
gotten
> > ssh
> > > > connected through it, but if I try to do startx or
> something like
> > > > that, it just hangs, I never get the desktop.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jake McHenry
> > > > Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator
http://www.nittanytravel.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > I just tried all this, but when I try to start the X server, I
still
> > get an error. Here is what it says:
> >
> > AUDIT: Sat Dec 13 12:58:56 2003: 30074 X: client 5 rejected
> from local
> > host
> >
> >
> >
> > I have added both my local ip address and the remote IP via xhost
on
> > both the local and remote machines.
> > I exported the DISPLAY variable on the linux server to equal
> > 24.229.162.18:0
> >
> > I even disabled my firewall on my home machine. Do I need to do
> > anything to the firewall at the server? It 's not a linux firewall,
> > it 's a SMC hardware firewall.
> >
> > In the cygwin docs it says to test with running xterm& from the
> > server, this worked, it popped up a new terminal window. But I
still
> > can 't get the X desktop to display.
> >
> > Does it matter what runlevel I 'm in? I tried both 3 and 5.
> In runlevel
> > 5 I get errors saying X is locked to the local display 0, so I
must
> > need to run it from runlevel 3?
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jake McHenry
> > Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator
> >
http://www.nittanytravel.com
> >
> >
> >
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I found a script in /etc/X11/xinit called Xclients .... I ran that and
it came right up!
Thanks for the help
Jake
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