topic Re: emulating unix enviroment using reflection x in Operating System - HP-UX

emulating unix enviroment using reflection x

Henry Chua — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:34:48 GMT

Hi All,

I am currently trying out reflection X 8.0 to emulate HPUX and linux redhat under window xp. But can't seem to make it work.. can anyone give a hint? thanks!

Best regards
Henry

Re: emulating unix enviroment using reflection x

Michael Steele_2 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:52:57 GMT

In your account .profile file ( if you're using ksh ) add this line:

export DISPLAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:0.0

Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the ip address of your work station.

How are you launching reflection x? with xclient?

Here are some additional tests after setting the DISPLAY.

xclock -analog -chime
xterm -sl 1000 (* adds a scroll bar )

Re: emulating unix enviroment using reflection x

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:05:53 GMT

You don't mention what kind of errors you are getting but it's actually rather easy. I would start by getting your PC's current IP Address. From a Command prompt, execute ipconfig and note your IP Address then exit.
Next Start Relection X and when you get to the X Client Manager select XDMCP Broadcast and [Connect]. If "The Force" is with you, you will see several hosts and get to pick one --- this assumes that the hosts are listening for these requests. You may get a timeout message. That's ok as well. Aknowledge the timeout but don't exit the X Client Manager (though you can minimize if you choose). Open another PC session and telnet to a UNIX host and login normally.
Next, export DISPLAY=aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:0.0 or whatever is your current PC's IP Address and then issue a command such as "xclock &". If that works, you now have a working X server.

Because you didn't bother to explain very much of anything your environment may be more complicated (e.g. perhaps a firewall is in the way).