[GRASS-user] xwindow, dhcp and grass

[Glynn Clements]

Gerald Nelson wrote:

> This question is only partially related to grass. I'm currently in
> Rome (at FAO) for a couple of months and want to use xwindows on my
> laptop to access my linux box with grass on it back home in the
> states. I'm staying in an apartment that uses a usb ADSL connection
> (tisoli for those who might know about this). I have tried the
> following.
> 
> 1. run xming with the default settings created with xlaunch (starts a passive x server)
> 2. run either putty or ssh with x tunneling turned on
> 3. in the terminal window I can type xclock & and the little clock window shows up.
> 
> However, when I type grass63, choose my region and then gis.m, if I
> get anything it takes a LOOOOOONG time for the logo window to appear
> and the output window, but the gui never shows up.
> 
> Any tips on how to do this appreciated. Do I need to set the DISPLAY
> variable on the linux box? Any other settings I should know about?

The only other thing which I can suggest is to enable "trusted" X11
forwarding in ssh, using "ssh -Y" (rather than "ssh -X") or by setting
ForwardX11Trusted in the client config file.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>