In comp.windows.x, Eric Smith

wrote
on 14 Jul 2003 06:56:49 GMT
:
> Hi
>
> I have X running on pear viz.
> [eric@pear ~] 3 $ ifconfig|grep -m1 inet
> inet addr:192.168.1.3 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> [eric@pear ~] 3 $ xhost
> access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
>
> Now on apple I try to run xeyes to display on pear voz.
>
> [eric@apple ~] 3 $ xeyes -display 192.168.1.3:0.0
> Error: Can't open display: 192.168.1.3:0.0
> [eric@apple ~] 3 $ strace xeyes -display 192.168.1.3:0.0 2>&1 |grep -m1 refused
> connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(6000),
> sin_addr=inet_addr("192.168.1.3")}, 16) = -1 ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)
>
> [eric@apple ~] 3 $ ifconfig|grep -m1 inet
> inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255
>
> How do I work around this error as xhost + does not solve the
> problem (even with explicitly specifying apple in the acl)?
>
> Thanks
>
> Eric Smith

Check for a -nolisten tcp switch in your X startup on 192.168.1.3
(probably in /etc/X11/xdm/Xserver, or somewhere similar).
Basically, X is not opening a socket to port 6000; therefore,
only local clients can connect. 'man Xserver' or 'man X' for more info.

You are of course responsible for all security risks inherent
in removing that switch. :-) Also, you'll need to be root to
change the configuration in some cases.

If you want a more secure system (although for a simple home net
with proper firewalling, it's overkill) look into ssh, as it has
transparent proxying/tunnelling.

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