* Sivea Key (siveakey@attbi.com) [020625 09:45]: > [additional efforts] > I did some further research and typed: set DISPLAY <hostname>:0.0; export > DISPLAY That looks like a mixture of csh-style and sh-style syntax. try isntead DISPLAY=:0 export DISPLAY That's the matter of syntax. As for the matter of semantics, you shouldn't be resetting DISPLAY to use X apps across a network. You should be using ssh with X11 forwarding. The reason is that sending an X connection in the clear is like using telnet: anything you type can be sniffed from the network. ssh helps protect you from that by tunneling the connection through an encrypted tunnel. Debian helps you stay secure by not enabling tcp listening by default in the X server installation. The best way to do this is to start on the machine you want the app to be displayed on, and go ssh -X otherhost application For this to work, the ssh server on otherhost must allow X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as well. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --Beatrice Hall, The Friends of Voltaire, 1906
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