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Subject: Re: using sun as server from vax
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.141017.11813@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 14:10:17 GMT
References: <14577@hacgate.UUCP>
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In article <14577@hacgate.UUCP>, jkimada@atr-2s.atr.hac.com writes:
|> 
|> 
|>   i am having some problem running an x application on vax and have
|> it displayed on sun over tcp/ip.  below is basic layout here.
|>   i set the display by '$set display/create/node=me:', then did '%xhost +vax'
|> on the sun side.  i was able to display to decstation w/ equivalent commands, 
|> but not on sun. any suggestions?
|> 
|> 
|>     vax (tcp/ip, decnet)
|>      |
|>   -----------------------------------------------------------------
|>                                 |                       |
|>                    (tcp/ip) sun server             decstation (decnet)
|>                                 |
|>                        ------------
|>                         |
|>                         me (sun 3/50)

The "$set display" command should read

$ set display/create/node=me/trans=tcpip

and you have to change

sys$manager:decw$private_server_setup.com

to read

$  decw$server_transports == "DECNET,LOCAL,TCPIP"

and reboot.

Ken Robinson
rbnsn@cc.bellcore.com