Re: X Windows on a remote machine

[Martin Mueller <muller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Alwin Wiederhold wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I need to run X programs on a remote RS/6000 running AIX.  On my Linux
> machine I have installed X, with the fvwm95 windows manager.
> 
> Do I need to install Motif in order to run Motif applications from the
> RS/6000?
> How do I tell the RS/6000 to write to my screen.

O.K. First you need to let you machine know that the RS/6000 host is
allowed to send X commands to your machine:

xhost +[RS6000hostname] 

should do that, where [RS6000hostname] is the name you use for telneting
into your RS/6000. Then telnet into your RS/6000 and issue

export DISPLAY=[your PC name]:0

in a bourne shell or, I think it's

set DISPLAY=[your PC name]:0

in a ksh. Then start off your application from the telnet session - wholla


If your RS/6000 is running xdm, it is even simpler. From text runlevel
issue

X -indirect [RS6000hostname]

hope that gets you started, otherwise ask again - these work with HP's
I've worked on  and Dec alphas (OSF/1). 

regards
  Martin Mueller