The X-server is a program that runs on the machine you are sitting at. a)Find out the ip-address or name of that machine(the one you are sitting at). b)Telnet to the headless remote machine. c)Issue the command export DISPLAY=192.168.0.10:0.0 (use the ip-adress (or name) you just found) d)issue the command xterm & An xterm window should pop up on your x-server. Johan.