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Re: Error: Can't open display: 127.0.0.1:0.0

From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed at gmail dot com>
To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:05:48 -0400
Subject: Re: Error: Can't open display: 127.0.0.1:0.0
References: <49FF4BBF.4060805@sccwrp.org> <83E753BE7B6A324ABB336245BAF1DAAC0BF28C09@mailserver.metatv-ds.metatv.com>
Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Mike Ayers wrote:
>> Firewall exception Â ÂPort number = 6000/TCP

Sounds like your firewall is preventing access to the X11 port (TCP
port 6000).

>> System Variables Â ÂDisplay=127.0.0.1:0.0 (I can ping
>> 127.0.0.1 from cygwin)

Mike> Â Â Â ÂShouldn't this be "127.0.0.1:0"?

:0 and :0.0 are equivalent - it's  (display number, ".", screen
number), and the screen number defaults to 0.

-- 
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@gmail.com>

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References:
- Error: Can't open display: 127.0.0.1:0.0
  - From: Drew Ackerman
- RE: Error: Can't open display: 127.0.0.1:0.0
  - From: Mike Ayers

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