Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:55:41 -0600 From: kitsune <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: kwythers@umn.edu Subject: Re: running an x app remotely via ssh Message-ID: <20030212105541.47dd3b8a.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> In-Reply-To: <000001c2d2b1$c90f6970$12387618@q1d0p9> References: <000001c2d2b1$c90f6970$12387618@q1d0p9>
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When using a ssh client, putty in your case, and you want X to be forwarded. You need to have a X server running on both machines. If you are making us of putty you will need a X server running on windows. For this you will need cygwin, http://www.cygwin.com/ , and you will need to enable enable X forwarding in putty too. On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:14:13 -0600 "Kirk R. Wythers" <wythe001@tc.umn.edu> wrote: > I am able to log into my office machine (5.0-RELEASE) with ssh from home > just fine. However when I attempt to start an X-app (with putty), I get > the error: > > lorax: [/etc/ssh] $ evolution & > [1] 674 > lorax: [/etc/ssh] $ Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to localhost:10.0 broken > (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > What did I miss? I have a fragment of a memory about adding my home > machine to some file somewhere on my office box in order for my home > machine to have permission to receive forwarded X applications? > > Thanks > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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