xhost: unable to open display

[Pramod M]

Hi,
I am facing a display exporting problem here at one hp-ux server. Model rx3600, runing os hp-ux 11.23. Getting GUI at local console. But while exporting the display to a remote PC IP addres it gives te following error.

# export DISPLAY=10.1.12.109:0.0
# echo $DISPLAY
10.1.12.109:0.0
# xhost +
xhost: unable to open display "10.1.12.109:0.0"
#
I tried these commands from the local GUI console of the server. I am able to telnet from the windows PC to server.

Please help to solve the issue.

Thanks in advance,

Pramod M

[OFC_EDM · Accepted solution]

From the server can you ping the pc?
As well can you resolve the IP of the PC (10.1.12.109)? As as resolve the name of the PC?
Do you have an Xhost running on the PC? Which one?
Do you have

Also try these posts
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1193213

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1205121

[Vihang.]

Hi Pramod,

There are many threads already discussing this issue. Go to google & type "xhost: unable to open display + site:itrc.hp.com" to search all the threads.


Regards,
Vihang.

[SKR_1]

Do you have hummingbird exceed install on the PC, if yes then open exceed first on the PC, then export the display from server.

Also check if xclock is running on your server.

Thanks
SKR

[SKR_1]

You can also install Reflextion-X or X-manager on the PC side.

Thanks

SKR

[Hein van den Heuvel]

You want the PC to be the display right?
Then the PC has to be running some X-server.
And the PC should be told to allow display requests from the source, through an xhost + (or more specific) command on the PC, not on the HPUC box.
Think about it... it would be too easy if a guest could just tell the host 'trust me and the rest of the world'. That's what your xhost command was trying.

;-)

Hein.

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

what does 'echo $DISPLAY' and 'xhost +' says without doing the export command at the beginning?

Volkmar

[Kenan Erdey]

hi,

for x-server you can try this free software:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xwinlogon/

Kenan.

[Pramod M]

Hi,
Thanks to all.
Sorry for the delay.. The issue solved by installing Reflection on windows PC... Thank you very much for your fast response....

Regards,
Pramod M

[Pramod M]

installed Reflection and the problem solved..
Thanks to all...................#

Regards,
Pramod