"Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)" wrote: > XWindows was designed around Unix. Just set the DISPLAY environment > variable at the command (telnet) prompt before starting the program that > uses X. The format is host:session where session is usually 0. > e.g. DISPLAY=192.168.1.5:0 > > If the X command gives a display fail error, you need to use xhost (man > xhost) to allow a connection from the remote computer. Better yet, use ssh to make your console connections to the remote machine. ssh will do two nice things: 1) ssh will by default set your DISPLAY variable when you connect 2) ssh does display forwarding so that all your X traffic is encrypted, too. Easier and more secure. -Stephen-
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