X - Client

[Madhu Sudhan_1]

Hello Friends,
Iam using an PC X-Server progarm to connect to Linux Server. Is the following used in a right way.

/usr/bin/X11R6/bin/xterm -sb -ls -display hostname:0&

When my client program calls xterm in this way iam not getting x-term on my pc inspite of x server running on my pc.

Where Iam wrong.

Thanks,

[K.C. Chan]

What is the error if any? I am assuming you have to run "xhost +" on the server to alloud X clients to connect. As for the synthax of xterm, you might want to replace hostname with the actuall ip addresss (just to make sure it's getting pass in correctly). Let me know how it turns out.

--Michael

[Madhu Sudhan_1]

Iam not getting any error. Yeah, Iam using the ip-address in place of hostname.

Thanks,

[K.C. Chan]

Have you check if the server is running some sort of firewall like ipchains or iptables? I have been bitten by this before.

[Alex Glennie]

you say "client program calls" .... does the xterm run from the command line or are any errors produced now ?

the hostname/ip is that of your PC right ? And the ip/address of both pc and linux system resolve OK using nslookup ?

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Allen,
Try this to make sure that x server is working.

on pc
- start-run-telnet and telnet to that linux server
- setup display
#setenv DISPLAY ip_of_pc:0
- run xterm #xterm it should pop up xterm window on you pc.

If that works then you have to configure your pc-X program so it uses proper display.

Sachin

[Wodisch]

Hello,

what X-server do you use?
and what server and screen numbers?

Curious,
Wodisch

[Madhu Sudhan_1]

Wodisch:
Iam using "Reflection".
Sachin :
I did set the display variable as told by you. xterm quits saying cann't connect to display.

Now latest is that, my server is authenticating and no xterm on my PC. Iam using the follwing command string at my Reflection.

(/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -fn 6x13 -sb -ls -display %
Regards,

[Volker Borowski]

Hi Allen,

I use Reflection X as well, and your commandline is OK.

- Run Reflection X
- Run Windows-telnet and login to Linux
- clip the commandline from Reflection-X to the telnet session and run it.

You should get xterm session or better error-message.

Suspect client acces activated:
Goto Reflection-X Server Window,
choose "Settings"->"client Access"

Disable the checkbox and retry the above, it should work now !

If needed, check the box again, and check if the "Host Access Security File" has a valid syntax and if any names are given there, if your pc can resolve them.

Hope this helps
Volker