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#276939 - 07/03/2006 17:12 Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display
rob carpal tunnel Registered: 21/05/1999 Posts: 5335 Loc: Cambridge UK	Does anyone know how to display X apps (running on a Linux box) on a Mac? There seems to be an X11 application which I ran, and I did an xhost + unixhost but the app can't connect. It connects fine to a PC running Cygwin. There's probably some Mac magic to do! Ta Rob
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#276940 - 07/03/2006 17:21 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: rob]
DWallach carpal tunnel Registered: 30/04/2000 Posts: 3810	Have you checked your firewall settings?
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#276941 - 07/03/2006 19:34 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: rob]
wfaulk carpal tunnel Registered: 25/12/2000 Posts: 16706 Loc: Raleigh, NC US	I don't know if this is feasible in your situation, but have you tried using ssh to connect to the remote host? SSH X tunnels work quite well and don't require any xhost nonsense. You'll probably have to give the ssh command a "-X" (or maybe "-Y") option, and it has to be enabled in the ssh server's config file, but it works a charm barring all that. (Of course, I haven't done it under MacOS. I'll try when I get home.) _________________________ Bitt Faulk
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#276942 - 08/03/2006 00:41 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: rob]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	Quote: Does anyone know how to display X apps (running on a Linux box) on a Mac? There seems to be an X11 application which I ran, and I did an xhost + unixhost but the app can't connect. It connects fine to a PC running Cygwin. There's probably some Mac magic to do! Ta Rob Is your Mac actually setup to display X? I was under the impression that the desktop was Aqua and it didn't do X11 unless the relevant installs are done. Glenn _________________________ Glenn
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#276943 - 08/03/2006 00:46 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: rob]
drakino carpal tunnel Registered: 08/06/1999 Posts: 7868	My only experience with X11 on the Mac worked fine. Opened the X11 app, ran the xhost command, and then set the display variable on the server. After that, windows started appearing like I expected. The firewall would be the only thing I can think of as well.
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#276944 - 08/03/2006 01:18 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: rob]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	Quote: Does anyone know how to display X apps (running on a Linux box) on a Mac? There seems to be an X11 application which I ran, and I did an xhost + unixhost but the app can't connect. It connects fine to a PC running Cygwin. There's probably some Mac magic to do! Ta Rob Oh! Oh! After a reread of the above and drakino's post - You have to set the display variable on the remote machine and it has to be set before launching the app that is desired to show on the mac. _________________________ Glenn
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#276945 - 08/03/2006 11:37 Re: Using Mac OS X as an X-Windows display [Re: gbeer]
rob carpal tunnel Registered: 21/05/1999 Posts: 5335 Loc: Cambridge UK	DISPLAY was set correctly, and X11 is installed. The firewall sounds like a good candidate - will take a look at it today. Thanks Rob
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