(no subject)X-forward

[Austin Gonyou]

Well..you should *never* have to set the DISPLAY variable, because it
*is* populated as something like :10 or so. exporting the DISPLAY
variable is *not* tunneling X.

On Sat, 2002-06-01 at 15:44, Kerl, Andreas wrote:
> To get my IP is not the problem.
> The Problem is the sshd ,I build it (Solaris8)and x-forward is
> enabled
> but the DISPLAY variable is not set when connecting to it (with "ssh
> -X
> hostname").
> When yot set it manually, X is working.
> 
> 
> Andreas Kerl
> 
> -----------------------------------------
> DTS Medien GmbH
> Heidestrasse 38
> 32051 Herford
> 
> Tel:  +49-5221-1011082
> Fax: +49-5221-1012001
> 
> mailto: andreas.kerl at dts.de
> pgp-id:0xCE58889B
> web: www.dts.de
> -----------------------------------------
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Austin Gonyou [mailto:austin at coremetrics.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:17 PM
> To: Kerl, Andreas
> Cc: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
> Subject: RE: (no subject)X-forward
> 
> 
> From the sounds of it, the remote sshd may not have any support for
> X
> forwarding at all, or it's been turned off in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
> 
> To find out you're IP that you're coming from, use
> www.whatismyip.com it
> will tell you what you're IP is. Either that or who -l should show
> you
> as well, when you're ssh'd into the system.(the one that the VPN is
> talking to)
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 17:05, Kerl, Andreas wrote:
> > No "ssh -X hostname" doesn't work.
> > 
> > But when you "export DISPLAY=..." it works!?
> > 
> > I set the the Display Hack so that I can see my IP with "env" or
> "echo
> > SSH_CLIENT" when I'm connect via VPN-Tunnel and I don't know my IP
> > in
> > the Net I'm connected through.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Andreas Kerl
> > 
> > -----------------------------------------
> > DTS Medien GmbH
> > Heidestrasse 38
> > 32051 Herford
> > 
> > Tel:  +49-5221-1011082
> > Fax: +49-5221-1012001
> > 
> > mailto: andreas.kerl at dts.de
> > pgp-id:0xCE58889B
> > web: www.dts.de
> > -----------------------------------------
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Austin Gonyou [mailto:austin at coremetrics.com]
> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 8:51 PM
> > To: Kerl, Andreas
> > Cc: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
> > Subject: Re: (no subject)
> > 
> > 
> > so does ssh -X hostname work, and allow forward?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 07:07, Kerl, Andreas wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I've got the Problem that the Display Variable is not set when I
> > > connect to sshd.
> > > X-Forward is active.
> > > I think I tested all Configurations but it doesn't work.
> > > Sorry :-)
> > > Solaris 8   openssh 3.2.3
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Andreas Kerl
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > --
> > Austin Gonyou
> > Systems Architect, CCNA
> > Coremetrics, Inc.
> > Phone: 512-698-7250
> > email: austin at coremetrics.com
> > 
> > "One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and
> > try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the
> danger.
> > But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will 
> > reduce the danger by half."
> > Sir Winston Churchill
> -- 
> Austin Gonyou
> Systems Architect, CCNA
> Coremetrics, Inc.
> Phone: 512-698-7250
> email: austin at coremetrics.com
> 
> "One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and 
> try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger.
> But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will 
> reduce the danger by half."
> Sir Winston Churchill
-- 
Austin Gonyou
Systems Architect, CCNA
Coremetrics, Inc.
Phone: 512-698-7250
email: austin at coremetrics.com

"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and 
try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. 
But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will 
reduce the danger by half."
Sir Winston Churchill
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