Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server

[jose isaias cabrera]

d-tuxedo 00:32:35-> set | grep DISPLAY
DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

what should it be?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erich Dollansky" <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server


> Hi,
> 
> jose isaias cabrera wrote:
>> 
>> I am trying to connect to a Gentoo X Server and it is connecting, but I 
>> don't seem to be able to open an xterm.  All I get is a full screen 
>> without anything.  I am running this command:
> 
> I did this for years using FreeBSD as the server. No problems.
>> 
>> XWin -query d-tuxedo
>> 
> Ok, I used the startup script provided by cygwin to start the local X 
> server and then connected to the FreeBSD machine.
> 
> Did you set the DISPLAY variable properly on the Linux box?
> 
> Erich
> 
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