remote ssh to machine how display firefox

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>
> Jerry Geis wrote:
> >/ I can ssh into a remote machine.
> />/ I can start X on that machine with startx
> />/
> />/ How do I then start firefox on that machine (from the ssh prompt) and
> />/ have it display on my machine in my office.
> />/
> />/ So I want to be using firefox on the remote machine but displaying the
> />/ screen output from firefox in my office.
> />/ Both boxes are running centos 5.
> /
> don't startx on the REMOTE machine, have it running on the LOCAL machine.
>
> local$ ssh -X remote
> ...authenticate...
> remote$ firefox 
&
>
> and firefox should open on the local...

I tried the above (without the &) and firefox just returns.

I looked at /etc/ssh/sshd_config and X11Forwarding is yes.

  
ssh -X remoteIP firefox

It just took a really long time through the internet...

Thanks,

Jerry
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