Sorry to have stated the obvious in my other mail... I have the impression that your problem is not X (i.e. that you may get more help on another list...) Have you tried to ping the PCs in order to find out whether there are no authorisation problems? Lionel --- Davey T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a small network of computers like so: > > > +--------+ > +---------------+ /--------\ (wireless:) / > #######/| MacOS X 10.2 > \/\ADSL/\| eTec Conectix | | Apple | : : : : : : : > +--------+ | XoX (X11R6 -XFree86 Darwin) > | Router |==Ethernet==| Airport | : : : : : : : | > Apple | | > +---------------+ | Base | | > G4 | | > | Station | +=Ethernet==| > Cube |/ > \_________/ | > +--------+ > +--+--+ > | Hub | > +---------+ > +---+-+ | > 486DX66 | Mandrake Linux 6.5 > | | PC > | XFree86 (X11R6) > +=======| > | > > +---------+ > > > > So ACSII Art's not dead ! Anyway, back to the point. > > The PC and Mac are connected directly via an ethernet hub. The Mac > shares it's internet connection with devices on it's > own ethernet port. The PC can see the internet via > ethernet<--->cube<--->airport<--->adsl and I can telnet between the > two machines over the local ethernet and internet. I can even see the > PC from another machine connected independently > to the internet, but I CAN'T start an X-client window across the local > ethernet link !!!! > > When I try to start xeyes (for example) on either machine locally, no > problem - the zany thing appears ! > > When I try to start xeyes on the PC to appear on the Mac's display, the > command seems to hang there for ever and no > eyes appear on the Mac's display. > > When I try to start xeyes on the Mac to appear on the PC's display, > this is what happens: > > /Users/davey >> DISPLAY=192.168.2.4:0 xeyes > Xlib: connection to "192.168.2.4:0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > Error: Can't open display: 192.168.2.4:0 > > The same happens if I try 192.168.2.4:0.0 as the display. What's > happening ? I did an xhosts +<ipaddress> on both machines > (with DISPLAY set to :0.0 ) with the other's IP addy, but no > improvement ! What else do I have to do ? or Am I missing something > here ?? > > Puhhhh-leeeeazzzze help! > > Cheers, > > Davey
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