iptables question

[Ernie McCracken]

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 05:39:36PM -0400, Margaret Doll wrote:
> 
> I have
> 
> 
> #X11Forwarding no
> X11Forwarding yes
> #X11DisplayOffset 10
> 
> in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Remember to restart sshd after making changes to the config files.


> 
> I have the systems names in each of the computers' /etc/hosts files.
> 
> My session is
> 
> xhost computer1

This is not necessary.

> ssh myaccount/computer1

As Scot mentioned, use ssh -Y or ssh -X.  See "man ssh" to see why -Y is
preferred.

> export DISPLAY=computer2:0

This step is not necessary since the X11 tunnelling should be taken care
of for you.

Do "echo $DISPLAY" to see what it is set to.