Hello,

I was wondering how do you tunnel x11 thru SSH? Is this possible. I am trying to remote to a SUSE Pro 9.1 machine. Below is how my network is setup:

SUSE Pro 9.1 (running x11 and has x11 forwarding enabled. This is my workstation) --> SUSE Pro 9.1 (this is NOT running x11; however, it does have x11 forwarding enabled. This is my router) --> Internet --> SUSE Pro 9.1 (this is my work laptop).

Is this enough info for you to help me??

Thanks for your help!

-X

most versions of ssh I've seen will set up X11 forwarding by using the -X argument when setting up a tunnel. You might also need to the have the DISPLAY environment variable set. Look in the man pages of ssh.

oblivious69,

I tried ssh -X username@dns_name
then, startx
And, this is the error message that I received:
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This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs).

XFree86 Version 4.3.99.902 (4.4.0 RC 2)
Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Current Operating System: Linux spicy 2.6.5-7.155.29-default #1 Thu Jun 2 12:07:05 UTC 2005 i686
Build Date: 23 August 2004
Changelog Date: 29 February 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Jul 26 14:44:32 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing from list!
xset: bad font path element (#96), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
xset: bad font path element (#96), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
xset: bad font path element (#96), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
xset: bad font path element (#96), possible causes are:
Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
Directory missing fonts.dir
Incorrect font server address or syntax
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Do you know how I can resolve this problem??

Thanks in advance for your help!

does X start up after that or just throw you back to the command line? What distro are you using?

x will not start; i just get thrown back to the command line. I am using suse 9.1.
(thanks for your help)

Just curious why you are running startx on a remote system...
What is the program you are actually attempting to run? (yast? gaim? mozilla? what?)

Can you do the following?
ssh -X <remote server>
then run something simple like 'xeyes' or 'xcalc' or mozilla.

Does that work?
X does not need to be running on a remote server to launch a X app on your workstation.

Blinker_Fluid,

Thanks for your help! It worked when I was in my LAN, but now I am trying to connect from my WAN thru a Linux router. Now when I try to run kcalc (this is just an example), I get the following error message: 'kcalc: cannot connect to X server'

Do you know how I can resolve this problem??

Thanks!

Just a guess but in the port list I would see if the ports for X11 are open:
x11 6000-6063/tcp X Window System
x11 6000-6063/udp X Window System

Info from here: http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers

Thanks, I will try that. :-)