On Tue, 2006-05-23 at 14:01 -0400, Ed Gurski wrote: > You can also transfer your X-windows apps to your local system by doing > the following: > > On your system: > > xhost + (allows remote X apps) > ssh -Y remote_computer -p the_new_port > > Now once logged in, you can test this using : > > xclock > > You should then see the Xclock on your system from the remote system. You shouldn't need the "xhost +" to do this. To your local X server, the connection appears to be coming from your own host when you use ssh this way, not the remote host. Paul.