Can linux work as a X-client

[mingx98]

I want a linux ( Reshat 6.2 ) as X Client,
ie, linux work as Hummingbird Exceed, Solaris 2.7
as X-server, I try many times but failed ,
I ever try xauth, xhost +, it doesn't work,
but if I use a Solaris , it work well,

Any suggestion ?

Thanks very much

 

[sendhilk]

what is it that you are tryin to do?.u are tryin to connect from a linux macine to solaris machine and want to run gui applications ? is that what u are trying to do?. in that case see if xwindows is installed on the linux machine and export the display of the linux machine after u telnet to the solaris machine.

 

[abovebrd]

sendhilk,

can you give some detail of the concept of exporting the display after you telnet. I am not real sure what I need to do.

-Danny

 

[mbr]

Hi,

concerning the XWindow-System, the roles of a Client(-Application) and a Server can be missunderstood easily.

While you -generally spoken- work at a Client-System ("MyPC&quot and use services like Filespace from a Server ("BigServer&quot, it is different in the XWindow-environment.

If you work at your Linux-Box "MyPC" and want to use a application that is stored (and run!) on your Solaris-Server "BigServer", you need the X-Server be running on "MyPC" and allow remote clients via "xhost" (e.g.

xhost +BigServer.domain.com

, see

man xhost

) to connect to it.

Then you can telnet (or better ssh) to "BigServer" to start your X-client-application. Using telnet you have to define the "DISPLAY"-environmental variable, to tell the application where to send the GUI to (e.g.:

DISPLAY=MyPC.domain.com:0.0; export DISPLAY

. Now you can start the application, which is actually run on "BigServer" and only the GUI-Output is sent to "MyPC".

(Using ssh does not require you to define the DISPLAY-variable, but that's another story..)

ciao, mbr