[CLUE-Tech] quick and dirty way to let a solaris app run on linux xserver?

[Lynn Danielson]

Dave Price wrote:
> 
> I am trying to get an xclient program on a solaris system to display on
> my linux X server.
> 
> I have tried xhost, but the solaris box still whines about not being
> able to open my display, even tho it can ping it.
> 
> Any suggestions for a quick and dirty way to allow this to happen - both
> systems are on the same private LAN, so security is not an issue.

Are you sure your DISPLAY variable is correctly set on the Solaris side?
If so, you may be running into a color depth problem.  Some old apps will
only run on an 8 bit color depth server.  What error are you getting?

Lynn