Le lundi 28 septembre 2009 à 12:23 -0500, Busse Rich - rbusse a écrit : > Hi, > > Does the X protocol use specific IP ports? > > We have been running X in a trusted network situation but now also > need to use X in a WAN / VPN situation. If there are special ports for > X, I'll need to have the firewall guys open them.
Having X ports open to the wild exterior is not recommended. The security isn't up to todays standards. You'd better try ssh X proxy, with "ssh -Y". That being said, IIRC X11 ports start at 6000 (add the display number). Xav _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list xorg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg