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Re: XMathematica: can't open display, exiting...

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• Subject: [mg5354] Re: [mg5301] XMathematica: can't open display, exiting...
• From: Hadi <rastegar at unixg.ubc.ca>
• Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 14:50:07 -0500
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi,
You should use Ip # instead of name for Mathematica or Xmath and ..
e.g: setenv DISPLAY 137.82.1.1:0.0
goodluck

On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Olivier Georg wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am working on an HP 735/125, with VUE.  I want to use Mathematica on a
> Sun 
> which is using Solarix.  Both are connected using NFS.  I did the xhost
> and setenv thing, and I have no problem running xfig, for exemple, on
> the
> Sun and displaying it on the HP.  But when it comes to Mathematica,
> I get the following message:
> 
>    XMathematica: can't open display, exiting...
> 
> Acutally, I tried a few other combinaisons, and it looks like I can run
> Mathematica on an HP and display it on another station, but running
> Mathematica on a Sun and display it on another station doesn't work...
> 
> That seems really weird, doesn't it?  Any help would be welcome,
> 
> Olivier
> 
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