Remote Graphical Acesss to SuSE from XP

[David White]

Sirs,

I am attempting to access my SuSE 8.1 machine from WinXP by way of 
CygWin/XFree86 without success.  I am able to access the Linux machine with 
SSH through a standard terminal window though.  Unfortunately I am new to 
Linux, so I am going at this half blind.  I have visited the message 
archives and have tried several suggested listed there, but I still have 
problems.

My setup: (one network card each)
Linux Machine:
SuSE 8.1 running KDE 3.0 desktop
all xfree86 packages installed
IP 192.168.0.5

WinXP Machine:
CygWin with all xfree86 and KDE2.2.2 packages installed
IP 192.168.0.7

I start CygWin through the standard cygwin.bat file from installation.  From 
the terminal window I can connect to 192.168.0.5 through TelNet or SSH to 
change the DISPLAY variable.  In my attempts I have set DISPLAY to both 
192.168.0.7:0.0 and 127.0.0.1:0.0.

After I logout, I attempt set XHOST with XHOST +192.168.0.7.  I get an error 
message; it is the only response I am ever able to get from XHOST with any 
IP address or host name entry.  The error message is:
xhost:  unable to open display””

If I run xstart or xwin, a blank graphics window comes up with the X mouse 
cursor, etc, without an image.  I have tried to setup different display 
variables in startxwin.bat, startxwin.sh, cygwin.bat and others without any 
change.  The one interesting thing is that from a terminal window with in 
Xwin window I can type XHOST 192.168.0.5 and get an response saying that the 
address has been added.  Still there is not any change in that Xwin window 
or any other one that is started from that terminal screen.

I have followed all instructions I could find on the Internet about 
installation for CygWin and the KDE2.2.2 package 
(http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/kde2/installation.php).  Now I am at a 
loss.  If someone could please offer ANY suggestions, it will be most 
appreciated!!

Thank you for your time.

David White
whitedavida@hotmail.com


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