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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:09 PM Subject: RE: cygwin > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of VJ > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:14 PM > > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Shrike-list mailing list > > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike> -list > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
