Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server

[jose isaias cabrera]

> Hi,
>
> DISPLAY on the Linux box must be set to the IP address of the cygwin box.
Hmmmm...

> But DISPLAY on the cygwin box must be set to either localhost or the IP 
> address of this machine.
Ok, this one was set to d-tuxedo, which I did not change.  But I just set it 
back to localhost:0.0 and still happens.

> 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.
I do.  I am able to connect to d-tuxedo through ssh, etc.  I just want to 
use X with cygwin to get to it.


>
> 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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