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Not to forget about adding permission for the remote host to "display"
on local host. The easiest though not the safest... man xhost.

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> 
> Craig West wrote:
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have installed linux not all that long ago, and I was trying to use X
> > windows. X windows is running fine from the actual computer with linux
> > on it, but I can't seem to connect to it remotely, although I can telnet
> > I can't start an X windows session.
> > Does anyone know if this is possible, and if it is HOW?
> 
> Yes works for me fine.
> 
> I telnet into the Linux machine from a machine named "authur". I
> then type "export DISPLAY=authur:0.0" and then "nxterm &" and
> I get an xterm on the local machine but I'm actually running
> programs on the Linux machine.
> 
> More info about what is going wrong would help.
> 
> Erik
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>      Erik de Castro Lopo     erikd@zip.com.au
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