Re: Can't start graphic menu in remote machine

[Dima Pasechnik <dimpase@gmail.com>]

On 19 July 2011 14:05, Ciro <ciro.vilchez@gft.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've installed the new Gygwin set in my computer and I can't seem to start
> any graphic interface, for instance:
>
> (C)SUMFO$ xclock &

are you saying that you  try running xclock on a remote machine?
How did you connect to it? Via ssh?
In this case you need an X11 server (e.g. Cygwin't one) running on the
(local) client.
When it is run, can you run any X11 programs, like xterm, locally?

> [1]     973
> (C)SUMFO$ Xlib: connection to "xx.xxx.xx.xxx:0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
>
> Error: Can't open display: xx.xxx.xx.xxx:0.0
>
> [1] +  Done(1)                 xclock &
>
>
> The DISPLAY variable is fine, I've enabled X11 forwarding:
>
> ForwardX11 yes
>
> but it's still failing, I've googled for this issue with cygwin but couldn't
> find anything, any help would be appreciated
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