[SunHELP] xwindows and port 6000

Brian Hechinger sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Tue Jul 10 12:36:04 CDT 2001


On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 01:36:04PM -0400, Cardinal Christopher wrote:
> Can I change the port on which xwindows listens for Solaris 2.6? It is now
> 6000 and any other number would be fine. The problem is related to an issue
> I am having with Raptor FireWall. Thanks.

are you trying to run your DISPLAY though the firewall?  if so, i'd suggest
using ssh to forward you X11 connection, TONS easier.  that's how i do it and
it works great.

-brian



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