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Setting up SCO Xterminal on your Desktop
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On SCO you need to set your DISPLAY environment variable to tell it where to display the windows. If your PCs IP address is 10.1.1.2 then:
DISPLAY=10.1.1.2:0.0; export DISPLAY
On the PC side you need to make sure your X server software (Reflection) is running & tell the X software to allow other hosts to have permissions to open windows on your PC. This may be the default but you should check it if you're having problems.
DISPLAY=10.1.1.2:0.0; export DISPLAY
On the PC side you need to make sure your X server software (Reflection) is running & tell the X software to allow other hosts to have permissions to open windows on your PC. This may be the default but you should check it if you're having problems.
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Thanks - I did try it however when I launched scoadmin from my desktop, it never opened however the process showed that it was running. Should I launch it from the actual server window? I didn't have time to play around with various ways to do this but it seems you are very close to what I am trying to acheive. Now one more thing. If I change the display to my desktop IP address, will I need to change it back at the console or when I log out is that good enough?
Thanks again...
Thanks again...
As long as you're logged in to the SCO server and you have the DISPLAY environment variable set correctly this should work. Doesn't matter if you are at the console or telneted from your PC. For "scoadmin" you may also need: "TERM=xterm; export TERM". It's probably best to test by running "xterm" rather than "scoadmin".
The environment variables are only valid for the current login session. No need to worry about having to change things back.
The environment variables are only valid for the current login session. No need to worry about having to change things back.
Been a while since I last dabbled on Reflection X but here goes.
By default, the scologin and X server program are running on your SCO OpenServer box. So there is really nothing needed to setup on the server side unless this is not true.
On the client side, configure Reflection X to connect to your host. Login and once authenticated, from the prompt, issue the following command:
$ DISPLAY=<hostname>:0.0 --> replace <hostname> with your IP
$ export DISPLAY
$ startx
This should start the X Windows environment for your desktop. Note that this is regardless of username. For more information, do a man on startx.
All these steps can be automated, with auto or manual logins (refer to Reflection X docs for more info). You could also have single or multiple display windows.
Hope this helps.
aLRip
By default, the scologin and X server program are running on your SCO OpenServer box. So there is really nothing needed to setup on the server side unless this is not true.
On the client side, configure Reflection X to connect to your host. Login and once authenticated, from the prompt, issue the following command:
$ DISPLAY=<hostname>:0.0 --> replace <hostname> with your IP
$ export DISPLAY
$ startx
This should start the X Windows environment for your desktop. Note that this is regardless of username. For more information, do a man on startx.
All these steps can be automated, with auto or manual logins (refer to Reflection X docs for more info). You could also have single or multiple display windows.
Hope this helps.
aLRip
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Hello,
Well I hate to tell you this but I did try that last option Alrip gave. I tried that when I first did this and on the SCO window from my desktop, it gives and error and does not recognize me.
I have not had a chance to verify Wonboodoo's method, but I will and report back soon.
Thanks anyway!
Well I hate to tell you this but I did try that last option Alrip gave. I tried that when I first did this and on the SCO window from my desktop, it gives and error and does not recognize me.
I have not had a chance to verify Wonboodoo's method, but I will and report back soon.
Thanks anyway!
stanhubble
MIS
"it gives and error and does not recognize me. "
what was the error?
you may need to run xhost to allow the sco client to display on your host. (remember with x windows the host and client can seem to be backward from most connections)
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