xterm error question

[Rick Stevens]

GoijI P wrote:
> from host A, did:
> telnet HostB
> setenv DISPLAY HostA:0.0
> In another terminal on HostA terminal did: xhost +
> in telnet session terminal did: xterm
> got this error:
> xterm Xt error.
> can't open display HostA:0.0
> 
> HostB is NIS client.
> 
> /etc/hosts and /etc/passwd files look ok
> on NIS server and client.

Are you certain the display name is HostA:0.0?  Sometimes they're just
HostA:0 (no decimal point).  On HostA, "echo $DISPLAY" and make sure
HostB uses that ID.  You may also need to specify it via IP address
unless "HostA" resolves via DNS or /etc/hosts files.
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