Hi Christian, If I recall my past life properly, -Y (X11ForwardingTrusted) does not enable -X (X11Forwarding)...
Try this instead: ssh -X -Y -l username remotemachine Also, when you get bored of using command-line options, read 'man ssh_config' G'day, JST On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 09:49:49AM +0000, Dr Christian Hicks wrote: > First, please accept my apologies for send my message > to the wrong list. Thanks to Igor for suggesting the > FAQ list. I have now tried: > > ssh -Y -l username remotemachine > > I now get the error message: > > connect 212.159.18.214 port 6000 Connection refused. > > (the IP address is the static IP address provided by my ISP) > There is still nothing in the log of my Netgear NG834G firewall > or the ZoneAlarm log. I shutdown Zone alarm and the same thing > happened. > > Any thoughts or suggestions would be gratefully received. > > Many thanks, > Chris. > > Dr Christian Hicks > Senior Lecturer, > Director of Postgraduate Training, > School of Mechanical & Systems Engineering, > Stephenson Building, > University of Newcastle upon Tyne, > NE1 7RU. > Phone: +44 191 222 6238 > Mobile 0796 398 9449 > Fax: + 44 191 222 8600 > Homepage: http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/chris.hicks >