SSH and X11 Forwrding query

From: Dean Allen Provins (provinsd_at_telusplanet.net)
Date: 07/02/05

  • Next message: roach: "Re: Iso CD to Iso DVD image" 
    Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:09:42 -0600
To: Debian user mail list <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    Hello:

    I have used SSH and X Forwarding successfully in the past, but since
    moving to Sarge, it refuses to co-operate. Either I can't
    read/understand the documentation or there's something new.

    >From work, I can ssh or scp to home using a host.domain address. At
    home I've added 3 lines to my .ssh/config file:

            Host my_work.dyndns.org
            User my_user
            ForwardX11 yes

    where the host address is another host.domain address that I registered
    with dyndns.org (great service). My user name and hostname at "my_work"
    are not the same as at home. Both IP addresses are correctly deduced by
    DNS from the host.domain's that I registered. Both hosts are behind
    firewalls and have private addresses (192.168.x.x).

    When I connect from work, the DISPLAY variable is NOT set. I've tried
    the command line option as well as the "config" file above.

    Anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing incorrectly or have knowledge
    of why this setup will consistently fail?

    Regards,

    Dean 

    -- 
			         Dean Provins
			    50.95033N, 114.03791E
			   provinsd@telusplanet.net
		         dprovins@alumni.ucalgary.ca
		  KeyID at at pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371: 0x9643AE65
-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: roach: "Re: Iso CD to Iso DVD image"