On 01/10/2013 05:09 PM, Perry Hutchison wrote: > When trying to open an X application on a remote display, > I am getting > > No protocol specified > Error: cannot open display: 192.168.200.61:0 > > The "No protocol specified" message is bogus: the display is > specified correctly*, and the same operation -- with exactly > the same setting of DISPLAY -- was working yesterday. There's > no problem with network connectivity between the two systems: > ping and rlogin both work in either direction, and the specified > X server is running and accepting connections. > > What does that message actually mean, and how do I fix it?
The error is with regards to the X protocol, not the TCP or UNIX socket protocol. Check that both sides have compatible and matching X authority information using xauth(1), or that the connecting host or user was allowed to connect using xhost(1). -- Fuzzy love, -CyberLeo Furry Peace! - http://www.fur.com/peace/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"