On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Ray Olszewski wrote:
> Are you sure, Lawson? X won't do anything (except exit with an error)
if the
> DISPLAY environment variable isn't set. While this is set when an xterm
> window runs a telnet, I didn't think ordinary telnet sessions set it.
startx generally sets the DISPLAY variable. No doubt my network
security is a bit sloppy, as I have physical control of both sides of
the line, but I can telnet from my mighty 386 to the main system and
start an X server there. It's not possible to work it from the remote
box, so it's kind of useless, which is what I was trying to say. I keep
DISPLAY set all the time so I can start X apps from the console if I
like. For what he wants, he needs an X server on the windose box. By
host machine, I meant the one he's logged into by telnet. I guess that
wasn't a masterpiece of technical writing. :-)
Lawson
>< Microsoft free environment
This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
>
> At 07:02 PM 6/23/99 ric, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >AFAIK you can use the windose telnet, but if you just start up an X
> >session without any preparation, it will use the keyboard, mouse and
> >display on the host machine.
>
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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