Re: Problem opening X11 display via network connection
Re: Problem opening X11 display via network connection
- Subject: Re: Problem opening X11 display via network connection
- From: Brandon Allbery <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:35:00 -0500
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 3:16 PM,
<email@hidden> wrote:
$/usr/X11/bin/xeyes -display 10.0.1.19:1.1 <- reflecting the display back to the laptop's IP address on the local LAN (both systems are on the same LAN)
This request hangs. If I disable the firewall on my laptop, instead of hanging it instantly prints the error: "Can't open display: 10.0.1.19:1.1"
XQuartz does not listen on TCP by default; you;re supposed to use an ssh tunnel instead, because X11 has essentially zero security.
If you absolutely must use insecure remote X11 for some reason, you can enable it in the Security tab of the XQuartz Preferences. But find some other way to do it (preferably ssh forwarding), unless you are on a secure network.
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brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates
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