Remote X-Display Problems

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mo, den 17.11.2003 schrieb Aaron M. Hirsch um 16:58:
> I just installed FC1 and am now unable to display X sessions back to my box.  
> Access to the remote machine is done via ssh and I am using the -X option to 
> ensure that X-Display is activated.
> 
> I have tried:
> xhost + (on the local machine)
> export DISPLAY=148.80.180.89:0.0
> 
> I get this error when attempting to display the X-Session back:
> 
> Can't connect to X11 window server using '148.80.180.89:0.0' as the value of 
> the DISPLAY variable.
> 
> I've performed a netstat -an  and found that x11, port 6000, is not listening 
> on the local machine.  
> 
> I've also found that I am unable to remote display X-Sessions from my local 
> box from a remote box.
> 
> While iptables is installed, not firewall is running:
> Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
>  pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               
> destination
> 
> Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
>  pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               
> destination
> 
> Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
>  pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               
> destination
> 
> Everything worked fine with RH9.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea where I should start looking?
> 
> TIA!

Yes, with Fedora the X server no longer by default listens to tcp. I you
do a "ps axuwww | grep nolisten" you will see the process line
indicating this. So you have to edit the appropriate file in /etc/X11/,
maybe /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf.

Alexander


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