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SubjectRe: quickie question
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> Slightly off topic, but I know I will get an answer from here.  Can someone
> please tell me what port my XServer is listening on, so that I can poke a hole
> in my firewall? Thanks. Sorry for the off-topic post.

Generally the answer to that is "dont do it". X isnt designed to be bullet proof
crypto strong connectivity. Get a copy of openssh and use that. The ssh tools will let
you run X connections back over their crypted connections without sticking holes in your
firewall


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