On 4/22/2013 3:09 AM, Anthony K wrote: >> $ xhost + >> >$ ssh -Xsomeusername at somehostname.net -p 49283 > I don't believe you need to export DISPLAY, it should already be set by > virtue of using -X. Try omitting the export below and just run xclock. > That ought to work. you also don't need the host +, as that opens your xserver up to any connection from anywhere. when you use ssh tunnels, the connections appear to be from localhost. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast