Thanks for the input. I tried invoking ssh with x option. Still no results. Can anyone throw more light on this? Paul Howarth writes: > Linux Beginner wrote: >> I installed FC2 (dual boot with Win2K); First i installed in Chr >> mode and later in installed on top of it in GUI mode; I chose to >> install the X pkgs but nevertheless i am facing problem while >> trying to set all the following xhost + xhost +localhost >> DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 ; export DISPLAY DISPLAY=ipaddress:0.0 ; export >> DISPLAY > > What are you actually trying to do? Fiddling with xhost and $DISPLAY is a > rather insecure way of running remote clients, compared with using ssh > with X forwarding. > > Paul. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Paul Howarth writes: > Linux Beginner wrote: >> I installed FC2 (dual boot with Win2K); First i installed in Chr >> mode and later in installed on top of it in GUI mode; I chose to >> install the X pkgs but nevertheless i am facing problem while >> trying to set all the following xhost + xhost +localhost >> DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 ; export DISPLAY DISPLAY=ipaddress:0.0 ; export >> DISPLAY > > What are you actually trying to do? Fiddling with xhost and $DISPLAY is a > rather insecure way of running remote clients, compared with using ssh > with X forwarding. > > Paul. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free 15 Mb POP3 email @alexandria.cc Click here -> http://www.alexandria.cc/