> [...] my ssh session [...] On what? uname -a ssh -V > export DISPLAY=10.100.4.72:0.0 Normally, SSH client/server systems can set up X by themselves, so you wouldn't need to do anything with DISPLAY. (Was it set before you started playing with it?) You may need to specify a command-line option (like "-x", "-X", ...) to "ssh" to enable this. ssh -h > Xlib: connection to "10.100.4.72:0.0" refused by server It sounds as if your X server is not listening. > The above IP is of my pc, and on my pc I have started xming, but I am > unable to run it. I know approximately nothing about Xming or "my pc", but perhaps Xming does not normally listen for connections from the outside world. http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/manual.php Look for "-from".