[auton-users] Changes in Lab Network

[Paul Komarek]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Chris Miller wrote:

> Paul Komarek wrote:
>
> >
> >We've never allowed xhost, because it's very insecure as the X protocol is
> >not encrypted or particularly-well authenticated.  If you were able to
> >use X remotely via xhost, then we'd like to get some information from
> >you. =-)
> >
> >Since you're using ssh to connect (correct?), try using the -X flag to
> >enable remote X stuff via ssh.
> >
> >  ssh -X foo at bar
> >
> >-Paul
> >
>
> Paul,
>    I never had to set xhost before, I just tried it this time since I
> could no longer bring
> up X applications.  So I wasn't using xhost before....I was grasping......
>
> The ssh -X still doesn't work from loki.  It *does* work from limey
> however. Very odd.....

Okay, I found the problem.  The localhost line had been removed from
/etc/hosts at some point (dunno when or why).  I put it back.  Same for
lazy.  Liver, mysteriously, had already been corrected.

Let me know if this doesn't solve the problems you're experiencing below.
I'd much rather get this to work on the GNU/Linux Alphas than fool with
tcl/tk on Tru64. =-)

-Paul

>
> The application I need to run requires Tcl/Tk v 8 or higher.  I was
> running the
> app from loki on Friday of last week, so loki must have TclTk 8 or so.
>
> I can run X-apps from limey, but limey doesn't appear to have TclTk v8
> or higher
> (or I don't know where it is).
>
> So I'm between a rock and hard place......Which is easier, getting X to
> work remotely on
> loki, or upgrading Tcl/Tk on Limey?
>
> (This is under the assumption that everything is fine with CRAZY.  I
> haven't changed
> anything since Friday when X apps could display from Loki. Also, X apps
> run from
> limey.  So it appears that CRAZY is fine ----but who knows.......)
>
> Chris
>
> P.S. Your help is much appreciated.....sorry to be bothering you with this.
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