Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 07:42:51 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: youlgok@ibm.net Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: X connection forwarding Message-ID: <37425D6B.ABFE8D5E@uk.radan.com> References: <374256F7.6DD838D9@ibm.net>
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youlgok@ibm.net wrote: > > This is my situation. I connet to the net with DHCP. I have to comment > out 'hostname=...' in /etc/rc.conf. > (How can I have a hostname, anyway?) > > When I tried to connect to a remote host and open a xterm or other X > applications, it says 'Error: Can't open display' message. > > I set: > > #setenv DISPLAY unix:0.0 > > and it didn't work. I also set hostname by > > #hostname Foobar > > and tried again > > #setenv DISPLAY Foobar > > and it still doen't work. > > What I want to do is to connect to a remote system and open X > applications on the local X server(my FreeBSD box). > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > man xhost > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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