greg boyce writes: > On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 18:39 +0000, dan moylan wrote: >> i have two computers operating on a local net (a netgear >> wireless router) one my main server with all my files, and >> the other a satellite, both running FC2. if i ssh into >> the server from the satellite, using my standard user >> account, and then try to launch an X application, i get >> the following message: >> >> X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. >> X connection to localhost:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > Have you tried just running X over ssh instead? > > "ssh -X $HOST" (I often add a -C to compress the data transferred) > > If you then launch the program, it should run with a less complex setup. > On top of that you get your information encrypted automatically. hadn't tried that, but it works like a charm. thanks. love it. dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave #2 brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm@moylan.info www.moylan.info