> Don't try this as root. I think the display for root is only > accessible via the local machine. This is one of the reasons why the > screen savers don't work when logged in as root. > > You should be able to get a normal user setup to perform this task. > > If you log in as root on the local machine and check the X logs you > will see all sorts of WARNINGS like this.... > > Try your configuration and setup as another user and see what happens. > > James Kosin As a normal user on both machines I get the exact same behavior. In response to the other post, I only left out the :0 when I typed it. In the commands I was actually using it. Any other suggestions? I don't see anything in Xorg.0.log. Maybe I should install and run ethereal and make sure it's even trying? Thanks, James