I've tried this and it's solved my problem too. Thanks David
Matthew "Dawson, David W" <david.w.dawson@lm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] co.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: RE: Problem with Solaris cygwin-xfree-owner @cygwin.com 28/03/02 13:23 >*My* problem in this situation turned out to be that the XDMCP session from >Solaris needed Solaris fonts which are not available by default on >Cygwin/XFree86. > >I solved my problem by having my XWin use the font server on the Solaris >box: > XWin -from "$MyPC" -query "$SolarisBox" -fp tcp/$SolarisBox:7100 & > >Alternatively, there are publicly-available font conversion programs which >would allow you to convert the Solaris fonts into Cygwin/XFree86 fonts and >install them on your PC. This is not nearly as easy as using a font server, >however. > > -D. >--------------------- >David Dawson >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >703-367-3885 <---- Snip ---->