Re: Xlib connection refused

[Holger Krull <holger dot krull at gmx dot de>]

Holger Krull schrieb:
> thom@heavyweightsoftware.com schrieb:
>> Xlib: connection to "192.168.205.98:0.0 refused by server
>> Xlib: No protocol specified
>> xterm XT error: Can't open display: 192.168.205.98:0.0
>>
>> I have no idea what the 0.0 is, but the 192.168.205.98 is my windows box
>> running cygwin x server. This is set up in my DISPLAY variable on the
>> linux host.
> 
> If you use ssh to tunnel the X-protocol, you shouldn't set DISPLAY, ssh will do that for you.
> If you want to connect without a tunnel, for testing start the X-server with -ac to disable access control (or use xhost+) to see if that is the problem.
> 
> The 0.0 is the display and screen number.
>  
I forgot to mention that it is of no use to set DISPLAY to the linux computer address. It has to be the address of the windows computer that is running cygwin. 

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