thanks jon,
yes, i would have thought that ssh would take care of this,
but it isn't.
i tried both of your suggestions, and still get:
Xt error: Can't open display.
i would have thought that ssh would change $DISPLAY, but
i need to do this manually.
i have noticed that my local .Xauthority f
xhost +
On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote:
| I am able to get ppp running, and i am assigned a local IP address
| dynamically.
| I can run netscape locally and things like that, but can't get a
| remote server to open up an x window on my local machine.
|
| (I get the "can't open display" message
Sounds like you need to use "xhost" to allow the remote machine to access
your X display. When you ssh in, X11 forwarding is normally setup through
ssh itself.
Try doing "xhost +remote.machine.com" on the machine you want to allow
connections to, then opening up the X app.
Of course, why not ju
I am able to get ppp running, and i am assigned a local IP address
dynamically.
I can run netscape locally and things like that, but can't get a
remote server to open up an x window on my local machine.
(I get the "can't open display" message")
i ssh over to a remote server.
i can, if need be s
