[clue-tech] remote X (forward) on gentoo amd64

[J. Joseph Benavidez]

On Sunday 10 September 2006 6:33 am, Dave Price wrote:
> Maybe just one more issue (right)
>
> I have always been able to remote X apps by doing
>
> xhost +  (I know it is not secure)
> ssh -X remotehost
> ... run my X app, like eclipse, and it shows on my desktop
>
> For some reason, this is not working on gentoo/amd64
>
> tcpdump shows attempts to connect but no joy - any clues?
>
> I am running Xorg and fluxbox with a single display.
>
> I am not tunneling through a firewall -

Instead of the -X flag, try the -Y flag. I haven't really taken the time to 
figure out the difference, but I just always do -Y now.

j.joseph