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X11 server on linux and windows client configuration
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X11 with windows client and linux server.md

X11 server on linux and windows client configuration

Configuration 1

Server X11 on LINUX (without any X related package) (192.168.71.126)

/etc/ssh/sshd_config
#AllowAgentForwarding yes
#AllowTcpForwarding yes
#GatewayPorts no
X11Forwarding yes
#X11DisplayOffset 10
#X11UseLocalhost yes

client on WINDOWS with Xming (192.168.71.14)

c:\Xming\X0.hosts
localhost
192.168.71.126

With putty and putty setting X11 Forwarding on
[OK] DISPLAY=192.168.71.14:0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &
[KO] DISPLAY=192.168.71.126:10.0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &

With putty and putty setting X11 Forwarding off
[OK] DISPLAY=192.168.71.14:0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &
[KO] DISPLAY=192.168.71.126:10.0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &

Configuration 2

Server X11 on LINUX (without any X related package) (192.168.71.126)

/etc/ssh/sshd_config
AllowAgentForwarding yes
AllowTcpForwarding yes
#GatewayPorts no
X11Forwarding yes
X11DisplayOffset 10
X11UseLocalhost no

client on WINDOWS (with Xming) (192.168.71.14)

c:\Xming\X0.hosts
localhost
192.168.71.126

With putty and putty setting X11 Forwarding on
[OK] DISPLAY=192.168.71.14:0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &
[OK] DISPLAY=192.168.71.126:10.0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &

With putty and putty setting X11 Forwarding off
[OK] DISPLAY=192.168.71.14:0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &
[KO] DISPLAY=192.168.71.126:10.0 ./stella/workspace/feature_linux/rhel/pycharm/2017_2_3_community/bin/pycharm.sh &
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