Though this is not so secure using the $DISPLAY=ipaddr:0.0 and xhost +ipaddr. It's better to just ssh into the machine from a local xterm and have xclients automatically forwarded (though X11 authentication needs to be turned on in ssh config files).
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: problem using XWin for HP-Unix > > > geethar wrote: > > > Hi, > > We tried to use Cygwin's XWin command to connect to the HP-UNIX > > machine remotely. But we do not know which port number has > to be used. > > Please let me know which command should be used to connect > to HP-Unix > > and what port has to used for the same. > > > > I appreciate your early response. We are actually stuck with this > > problem and waiting for this to be resolved. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > X traffic generally travels over port 6000 but I believe it's really > something like 6000 + DISPLAY # so for DISPLAY=<machine>:0 > it's 6000 but > for DISPLAY=<machine>:1 it'd be 6001. > > Note if you are using XDMCP I believe it uses port 770 (UDP). > -- > Copywight 1994 Elmer Fudd. All wights wesewved. > >