On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Richard Black wrote: > > The xfree86 packages have been changed to not accept tcp connections > > at all by default. Check out the "-nolisten" option in your xserver > > manual page. > > Okay thanks! > > But...how do I use xauth? I have tried doing what what suggested in the man > page ie variants of
The both moset secure and most convenient way is to use ssh. Enable X tunnelling in the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file (set ForwardX11 to yes) and everything will be done for you---no need to set DISPLAY or use xauth or have the server listen on any tcp port. Just log in with "ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]". Walter
