On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:27:04 +1100 "Amos Shapira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 30/01/07, Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The frustrating thing is that I can't find any significant > > difference between the Xubuntu configuration files and the Ubuntu > > ones that behave perfectly. > > > Let's try to look at the situation from a different angle - login to > the remote system with "-X" and try to find whether you can see > anything listening on TCP port 6010 (that's the port sshd will > usually forward X11 through, determined by X11DisplayOffset > in /etc/ssh/sshd_config) using "sudo netstat -tlp". > On the remote Xubuntu ("Misty"), logged in with ssh -X: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo netstat -tlp Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 localhost:2208 *:* LISTEN 3795/hpiod tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN 3062/portmap tcp 0 0 *:x11 *:* LISTEN 3520/X tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN 3776/cupsd tcp 0 0 localhost:60924 *:* LISTEN 3804/python tcp6 0 0 *:x11 *:* LISTEN 3520/X tcp60 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 4223/sshd On the Local Debian Sid ("Windy"): tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN 2136/portmap tcp 0 0 *:auth *:* LISTEN 2718/inetd tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN 2487/cupsd tcp 0 0 *:39354 *:* LISTEN 2789/rpc.statd tcp6 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 2741/sshd > For some reason this command will not list the program name on a > (working) Debian Etch, but rather something like: > > tcp 0 0 localhost:6010 *:* > LISTEN 21577/4 > > (21577 is the pid, I assume the "/4" is the file descriptor) > > Also can you check that you have package "xbase-clients" installed on > the remote Xubuntu ("Misty")? Confirmed. Also, I took note of an earlier suggestion and unticked the item in "Login Window Preferences" which is "Deny TCP connections to Xserver. And, I still have the following fundamental problem: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo $DISPLAY [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Thanks for the help. I'm sure it is something simple, but.... Of course, it is always simple once you know how to do it :-) Cheers, Alan > > Cheers, > > --Amos > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html