[gentoo-user] X11 from another machine

[Andrew Lowe <agl@wht.com.au>]

Hi all,
	I'm in the process of setting up a linux box as my desktop machine. 
I've got X up and running, am about to do the kde install, but have a 
question regarding "remote" X windows.

	I have the situation where I have to connect to a remote, it's still in 
my office but X will be running across the network, Sun server so that I 
can run a CAD system. In the past I've done this from Windows using 
telnet and an X emulator, exporting the DISPLAY variable etc, but now I 
want to be able to do this from the linux box. I've tried what I've done 
under Windows in the past but the Sun machine can't find my X server, 
even though I'm in a graphical X window when I type the commands to 
initiate the remote X session.

	My question is, is there anything "special" that I have to do so that 
the linux X server is listening to "the outside world" so that the Sun 
box can create the connection and get X displaying on my linux box? It 
wouldn't surprise me if I've got something wrong, it's midnight and I've 
already had way too much chocolate, but I thought I would post this 
question before I go to bed in the hope that someone might have an insight.

	Any thoughts on this greatly appreciated,
	
		Andrew Lowe
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