Hi,
This is a mailing list about the X server in Cygwin. Sounds to me like
you are asking about ssh specific stuff.
Andy Schmidgall mrflippy-at-tresgeek.net |Lists| wrote:
I'm running cygwin/X on my Windows XP Home box, and am trying to connect
to my Linux (Fedora Core 4) box. X runs fine on my windows machine, but
I can't seem to get the remote connection working. I've tried ssh -X,
ssh -Y, multiple combinations of options for those. All result in the
same thing: I'm asked for my password, I enter it, and then... nothing.
Nothing else happens. The logs on the linux box indicate that it
accepted the ssh session. X Forwarding is enabled in my ssh config file
on the linux box. I've read and reread the FAQ and documentation. I see
nothing of note in any logs that I can find. Any ideas what might be wrong?
If you open a non-X cygwin session in a "dos box", and then type:
cygwin-prompt> DISPLAY=:0 xwininfo.exe -root
Does that show information or an error message?
cygwin-prompt> DISPLAY=:0 ssh -Y [EMAIL PROTECTED]
do you then get a
Password:
prompt?
If you do, and you enter your linux password, do you then get a prompt
on your linux box? If not, this question is probably not related to X at
all. Contact e.g. another cygwin list.
If you then do e.g.
linux-prompt> echo $DISPLAY
and then
linux-prompt> xterm
or
linux-prompt> xwininfo -root
Then what happens?
Or have I misunderstood your problem? Regardless of the answer to that
question, does ssh -Y work like I've just described?
Peter
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