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Remote Graphical Acesss to SuSE from XP


Sirs,

I am attempting to access my SuSE 8.1 machine from WinXP by way of CygWin/XFree86 without success. I am able to access the Linux machine with SSH through a standard terminal window though. Unfortunately I am new to Linux, so I am going at this half blind. I have visited the message archives and have tried several suggested listed there, but I still have problems.

My setup: (one network card each)
Linux Machine:
SuSE 8.1 running KDE 3.0 desktop
all xfree86 packages installed
IP 192.168.0.5

WinXP Machine:
CygWin with all xfree86 and KDE2.2.2 packages installed
IP 192.168.0.7

I start CygWin through the standard cygwin.bat file from installation. From the terminal window I can connect to 192.168.0.5 through TelNet or SSH to change the DISPLAY variable. In my attempts I have set DISPLAY to both 192.168.0.7:0.0 and 127.0.0.1:0.0.

After I logout, I attempt set XHOST with XHOST +192.168.0.7. I get an error message; it is the only response I am ever able to get from XHOST with any IP address or host name entry. The error message is:
xhost: unable to open display??


If I run xstart or xwin, a blank graphics window comes up with the X mouse cursor, etc, without an image. I have tried to setup different display variables in startxwin.bat, startxwin.sh, cygwin.bat and others without any change. The one interesting thing is that from a terminal window with in Xwin window I can type XHOST 192.168.0.5 and get an response saying that the address has been added. Still there is not any change in that Xwin window or any other one that is started from that terminal screen.

I have followed all instructions I could find on the Internet about installation for CygWin and the KDE2.2.2 package (http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/kde2/installation.php). Now I am at a loss. If someone could please offer ANY suggestions, it will be most appreciated!!

Thank you for your time.

David White
whitedavida at hotmail dot com


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