[ILUG] Connecting to X from a remote host

[V.P.Singh Gill]

To connect to XServer running on machine A from remote host B, where A and B are the IP addresses or Machine names, issue the commands as directed
1) On Machine A,
        xhost B
2) On Machine B
        export DISPLAY=A:0
3) On Machine fire up the XServer
4) On Machine B fire up the application you wanna run on X
        Note Run only the application on machine B and not sntire X windows, as there is no need

Regards
Vijay Gill
      
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tiarnan O'Corrain" <tiarnan.o'corrain at cmg.nl>
To: <ilug at linux.ie>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:41 AM
Subject: [ILUG] Connecting to X from a remote host


> People--
> 
> does anyone know what setting has to be enabled/disabled to let
> a remote host connect to an X server in a default RedHat 7.1
> install?
> 
> The remote host is running Exceed, the linux box hasn't been
> significantly reconfigured.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tiarnan
> 
> --
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> CMG Cork.
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