Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:37:03 -0500 From: "Doug Poland" <dpoland@execpc.com> To: "Dimitri T." <midios4@hotmail.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: X windows remotely? Message-ID: <NDBBKMNOJKJGAEKJNLIAOENLDPAA.dpoland@execpc.com> In-Reply-To: <20000613131511.43256.qmail@hotmail.com>
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> > hi all, > > I was actually able of setting up an NIS-NFS (file-)server and it seems to > work fine. I can now login and run programs from a remote computer.. > > I thought it could be great if I was able to run X Windows remotely too.. I > tried it but.. it didn't work (of course).. > It starts that graphical grey screen but it immediately stops.. I understand > that it mixes remote and local stuff. I searched WWW for info on this > subject but had no luck :~( > If you're trying to run X apps remotely, then do the following... On the Xserver as root# xhost Xclient_machine_name Then, launch you X apps with the -display switch, i.e., Xserver% xeyes -display Xclient_machine_name:0 & To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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