Re: Mac OS 10.6.5 X11 client display forwarding issue.
Re: Mac OS 10.6.5 X11 client display forwarding issue.
- Subject: Re: Mac OS 10.6.5 X11 client display forwarding issue.
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:21:21 -0800
On Nov 16, 2010, at 12:56, fchan wrote:
>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 2:54 PM, fchan wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I had been using Mac OS 10.6.5 X11 from Apple client on my MacBook Pro with a Linux server forwarding the display to me for a month now but this weekend suddenly this display forwarding stopped working. At first I thought it was my workplace firewall blocking me but I still could communicate via ssh and I could display forward from another linux server. no problem
>>> When I came in on Monday I still had the X11 not being able to open the display from within the firewall so it is not a firewall issue. I reinstalled X11 from Apple DVD and still the same thing. I still can forward display to another client system no problem so I know that it not the server having a issue. I finally download XQuartz for Snow Leopard and installed it and after changing ssh_config to "ForwardX11 yes" and "Host to the server I wished to forward from" and rebooted and it now X11 display forwarding works with XQuartz, however, X11 that comes with Apple still doesn't forward the display for some unknown reason.
>>> Any ideas why would X11 from Apple not accept display forwarding.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Frank
>>
>> What is your Firewall setting in the Security System Preference? 10.6.5 is out only a week and did modify X11. I suspect that is when it happened. You do need to apply the latest combo updater any time you reinstall X11 or you are missing important security updates. If you are sure when you updated to 10.6.5 and it corresponds with your problem you should file a bug report with Apple.(If someone hasn't solved the problem for you)
>
> The firewall is off in System Preferences and I have latest Security Update of Snow Leopard with release of 10.6.5 on November 10, 2010. I was checking here before I sent a bug report to Apple. Again X11 with Apple worked with display forwarding from another server for two days before stopping over the weekend.
> The last time I sent a bug report to them last year about X11 issue with Apple for 10.5.11 they referred me to this list.
>
1) Using ssh to forward your X11 connection will not interact with the firewall because the connection is actually tunneled through the existing ssh connection.
2) When you installed X11 off the DVD, you downgraded your X11. Make sure now go download the 10.6.5 *COMBO* Update and install it to get an updated X11.
3) XQuartz.app and X11.app are *identical* in how they accept incoming connections.
4) Please better describe how you are attempting to connect.
5) Please review the FAQ entry for this issue: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X11-UsersFAQ#sshXforwardingdebugging
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