On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 07:00:23AM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2003-06-29 08:07:45 -0500: > > How do you get remote X to work with 5.1-RELEASE? > > > > Here is an attempt with some fields blanked out. > > > > $ xhost + > > access control disabled, clients can connect from any host > > $ telnet ______ > > Trying ___.___.__.___... > > .... > > .... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> xterm > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 61 > > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: ______.______.___:0.0 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > The errno man page says errno 61 is connection refused. There is no > > firewall or anything on the laptop running 5.1-RELEASE on a local subnet. > > It is a fairly generic install except I had to recompile with OLDCARD. > > is the X server actually listening to remote connections? see > startx(1). >
Yes, this is the answer. startx must now be run with the -listen_tcp option in order for remote X to work. Thanks, Terry Todd _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"