[geeks] X11 forwarding over ssh: hostname resolution

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Mon Jul 17 22:48:20 CDT 2006


Michael Parson wrote:
> Does your local ssh config file disable X11 forwarding?  Does the remote
> sshd disable it?  Do you have it explicitly allowed on both ends?  You
> can override local configs on the command line, but if the server is set
> to disallow X11 or other port forwarding, there is nothing you can do
> about it from the client end, it would have to be reconfigured on the
> server.

That did it.  It was disabled on the server.  It's working now.  Thanks 
a bunch.

And thanks to all who helped.

Peace...  Sridhar



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