> > xhost + 192.168.2.100 > > > > returns - unable to open display"" > > That is strange, xhost(1) should never return that. Are you sure you > didn't get a message like that returned from an actual X client? Or ... You must be running xhost on the remote system. You should run the xhost on the X server itself. (Usually, the X server is where you physically sit at a keyboard, pointer device, and video display.) Jeremy C. Reed http://www.reedmedia.net/