Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

DISPLAY on the Linux box must be set to the IP address of the cygwin box.

But DISPLAY on the cygwin box must be set to either localhost or the IP 
address of this machine.

You also must have some method to communicate between both machines. I 
always used telnet as it was all locally done. You can also take SSH if 
you do not know who else listens between.

Erich

jose isaias cabrera wrote:
> 
> 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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