viewing x remoteley?

skeletal29 · n00b Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Posts: 39 Location: Nyc

How is this done? lets say i have more then one linux computer on the network and i want to connect to its x server.. and use kde or what ever.
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d_f0rce · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 27

Hi,

you need to have XDMCP enabled on the remote computer for this to work.

On the client just type:

X :0 -query remotehost
if you do not have an x server already running on the client.

or

X :1 -query remotehost
if there is already an x server running on your client

You can use indirect queries too:
X :0 -indirect remotehost

Bye,
Alex

Mnemia · Guru Joined: 17 May 2002 Posts: 476

Alternatively, this can be done with SSH, which I think is a better solution if you're on a public network. Simply SSH in after making sure that X11 Forwarding is enabled, and then just start the X application.

MacMasta · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 2:09 am Post subject:

in /etc/ssd/sshd_config (I think, it's at least quite similar to that) is a line that says "X11 Forwarding" - set it to yes on the machine that will be running the X-app.

Now:

ssh -X user@hostname

then:

export DISPLAY=ipofclientmachine:0.displaynumber
(usually 0.0)
then run a program like you would normally.

~Mac~

zenon · Apprentice Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 263

oh! oh! oh!

I have SSH all set-up, terminal login works flawlessly, X-Forwarding is on... How do I connect with Windows using X-Win32?
http://www.starnet.com/

I tried and tried to get it working please, my fingers are SO crossed.

gaskill · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 17 Location: Iowa

zenon · Apprentice Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 263

I get this:

from Absolute Telnet 1.84

Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user.
The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted
in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the
program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable.
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s

And this from Putty:

_X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't get address for localh
ost
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0

[2]+ Exit 1 xterm

gaskill · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 17 Location: Iowa

Are you logging in as root, or this that first error just popping up for no good reason? If you are running as root, I'd try logging in as a normal user. Otherwise someone who knows more than me should answer, since I've pretty much told you everything I know about this.

zenon · Apprentice Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 263

root or normal user doesn't make any difference