From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on sa.int.altlinux.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.2.5 Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:48:55 +0300 From: Michael Shigorin To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org Message-ID: <20090425194855.GI15370@osdn.org.ua> Mail-Followup-To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org, "Dmitry V. Levin" References: <200904241302.26845.virtualsky.sk@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200904241302.26845.virtualsky.sk@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: [Comm-en] OpenSSH problems with X11 forwarding X-BeenThere: community-en@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: shigorin@gmail.com, "ALT Linux users \(in English only\)" List-Id: "ALT Linux users \(in English only\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:49:10 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 01:02:26PM -0600, Virtual Sky Solutions wrote: > I'm trying to get X11 remote desktop forwarding working on my > ALT 4.1 desktop and my server. Works for me. > My server is using SSH and my ALT desktop is using OpenSSH. How do you know what is used on server? Is it commercial SSH? > When I try to do the same thing with a PC running Mandriva > 2008.1, everything seems to work fine no matter what > application I try to run remotely. The Mandriva box uses SSH. Again, how do you know? (ssh -v might suffice) > When I connect to my server, I use the command "ssh -Y username@ipaddress" Correct, -Y is the current way to get all of X11 through (including untrusted bits). > Any ideas what is causing this problem and how I can fix it? I'd try ssh -vv -Y username@ipaddress first. -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/