Hello

I am working with fedora core 3 for 64 bit and I want to log into a sun server which is running on an old unix version as far as I know. I want to run a program on that server and display it on my screen, but this doesn't work. I've tried it with fisrst disabling acces control via xhost +, followed, the logon the first computer (server itself is not accessible outside the local network), and from thatone I logon the right computer. Then I set the DISPLAY environment to my IP adress, and when I want to run the progam I get the following error
Error: Can't open display: myip:0.0
Application initialization failed: couldn't connect to display "myip:0.0"
Error in startup script: invalid command name "winfo"
while executing
"winfo child ."
(file "/vnmr/tcl/bin/dg" line 11)

vnmr is the program I want to run. I had this problem also when I am in the local network, so I think this is a problem from my PC (on old SGI's running IRIX 6.5,situated in the network it worked).
Has anyone a suggestion for me, I've been trying to find something, VNC cold be a solution but I am not root of one of the 2 computers I acces so I cannot install stuff over there I think.

Thank you very much

Kristof

Try 'ssh -X' to connect. Its more secure and it will automatically pass your X settings.

tried that too, didn't work...
Thanks for the suggestion anyway

Kristof

Can you ssh at all, or is just failing when you try to run the program? It may be a port forwarding issue. Is there filtering on the network?

Well I can login to both computers via ssh, but depending on what I do, it logs me out of the computer after it gives the error (with setenv DISPLAY), or it just does nothing (with ssh -X, it just stays for a long time without giving anything). I have no idea if there is a filter on the network, how can I check that?

Thanks

Kristof

Sounds like the ports are closed. You'll have to check with your network admin.