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From: Roger Mason <rmason@×××××××.ca>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] X forwarding
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:36:51
Message-Id: y65abpn8mvt.fsf@minnie.esd.mun.ca
1 Hi,
2
3 I wish to forward X from machine B to machine A via ssh. Machine A is
4 running an X server. On machine B I have in sshd_config:
5
6 X11Forwarding yes
7
8 On machine A I have in ssh_config:
9
10 ForwardX11 yes
11
12 I can ssh from A to B without problems but when I try to start a
13 simple application:
14
15 B ~ $ xclock
16 Error: Can't open display:
17
18 and
19
20 B ~ $ echo ${DISPLAY}
21
22 returns nothing.
23
24 Having turned up the debugging level for sshd on B to DEBUG3 I see this in
25 the logs:
26
27 sshd[6659880]: debug2: bind port 6010: Cannot assign requested address
28
29 This is repeated for ports 6011 to 6999 inclusive. Then:
30
31 sshd[6659880]: error: Failed to allocate internet-domain X11 display
32 socket.
33
34 I can't acces the wiki page at the moment so if someone could help
35 with further troubleshooting I'd be most grateful.
36
37 Thanks,
38 Roger
39
40 P.S. openssh-4.7_p1-r1 on both boxes.
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] X forwarding Albert Hopkins <marduk@×××××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] X forwarding Billy Holmes <billy@××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] X forwarding Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>
Re: [gentoo-user] X forwarding Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>