RE: Problem with running X apps

["Kerry Sanders" <ksanders at mindspring dot com>]

Yes... Still the same result.


-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
[mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of PD Dr. Edward Wornar
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 1:23 PM
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com; ksanders@mindspring.com
Subject: Re: Problem with running X apps


From: "Kerry Sanders" <ksanders@mindspring.com>
Subject: Problem with running X apps
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:42:35 -0500

> I am having a problem after installing Cygwin/XFree when I try to 
> login to my Redhat 7.3 box from a WinXP machine.  I launch the Cygwin 
> batch file and from the Cygwin prompt, I issue the following commands:
> 
> cygwin>XWin -unixkill &
> 
> cygwin>xhost +earth
> 
> cygwin>ssh -l uksand earth
> 
> 
> At this point, I am logged into the Linux box with no problems.  I 
> then export my display with the following command:
> 
>     export DISPLAY=mars:0.0
> 
> 
> When I then try to launch xlogo, I get the following error 
> information:
> 
> [uksand@earth uksand]$ xlogo
> Xlib: connection to "mars:0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> Error: Can't open display: mars:0.0
> [uksand@earth uksand]$
> 
> 
> 
> I am hoping that someone will have input on this.  By the way, in this

> example, earth is my Linux box.  Mars is my WinXP box.

Looks like a DNS problem here. Have you tried with IP addresses instead
of hostnames?

Cheers

Edi