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Re: can not open display
- From: Harold L Hunt II <huntharo at msu dot edu>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:46:08 -0400
- Subject: Re: can not open display
- References: <Sea2-DAV58UttGTI9GS000054da@hotmail.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Philip,
You should read the half-page in the User's Guide that tells how to do
this. Note that it may be easier to use ssh (described on the same
page) if you already have an ssh server setup.
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-telnet
Harold
Philip D wrote:
> I want to get x connection to remote server: run the programme in the server
> and display in local pc.
>
> My pc got a local IP: 192.168.0.3,
> external IP 81.152.*.*
> (my homenetworking with 3 pcs connectting to the internet through a router)
>
> it does not work when I set DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0 or any of the above.
>
> what I should do to OPEN DISPLAY?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Philip D.