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Merged X11 and Using Cygwin

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Cygwin and X11 forwarding
=========================
**If no able to forward X11 using PuTTY to CygwinX**
```bash
[usename@login1.anselm ~]$ gnome-session &
[1] 23691
[usename@login1.anselm ~]$ PuTTY X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
PuTTY X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
(gnome-session:23691): WARNING **: Cannot open display:**
```
1. Locate and modify Cygwin shortcut that uses [startxwin](http://x.cygwin.com/docs/man1/startxwin.1.html)
locate
C:cygwin64binXWin.exe
change it
to
C:*cygwin64binXWin.exe -listen tcp*
![XWin-listen-tcp.png](../../../img/XWinlistentcp.png "XWin-listen-tcp.png")
2. Check Putty settings:
Enable X11 forwarding
![](../../../img/cygwinX11forwarding.png)
......@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ There are variety of X servers available for Windows environment. The commercial
|How to use Xwin |How to use Xming |
| --- | --- |
|[Install Cygwin](http://x.cygwin.com/) Find and execute XWin.exeto start the X server on Windows desktop computer.[If no able to forward X11 using PuTTY to CygwinX](cygwin-and-x11-forwarding/) |<p>Use Xlaunch to configure the Xming.<p>Run Xmingto start the X server on Windows desktop computer.|
|[Install Cygwin](http://x.cygwin.com/) Find and execute XWin.exeto start the X server on Windows desktop computer.[If no able to forward X11 using PuTTY to CygwinX](#if-no-able-to-forward-x11-using-putty-to-cygwinx) |<p>Use Xlaunch to configure the Xming.<p>Run Xmingto start the X server on Windows desktop computer.|
Read more on [http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.html](http://www.math.umn.edu/systems_guide/putty_xwin32.shtml)
......@@ -140,3 +140,29 @@ $ gnome-session &
In this way, we run remote gnome session on the cluster, displaying it in the local X server
Use System-&gt;Log Out to close the gnome-session
### If no able to forward X11 using PuTTY to CygwinX
```bash
[usename@login1.anselm ~]$ gnome-session &
[1] 23691
[usename@login1.anselm ~]$ PuTTY X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
PuTTY X11 proxy: unable to connect to forwarded X server: Network error: Connection refused
(gnome-session:23691): WARNING **: Cannot open display:**
```
1. Locate and modify Cygwin shortcut that uses [startxwin](http://x.cygwin.com/docs/man1/startxwin.1.html)
locate
C:cygwin64binXWin.exe
change it
to
C:*cygwin64binXWin.exe -listen tcp*
![XWin-listen-tcp.png](../../../img/XWinlistentcp.png "XWin-listen-tcp.png")
2. Check Putty settings:
Enable X11 forwarding
![](../../../img/cygwinX11forwarding.png)
......@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pages:
- OpenSSH Keys (UN*X): get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/shell-access-and-data-transfer/ssh-keys.md
- PuTTY (Windows): get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/shell-access-and-data-transfer/putty.md
- X Window System: get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/graphical-user-interface/x-window-system.md
- X Window System Using Cygwin: get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/graphical-user-interface/cygwin-and-x11-forwarding.md
- VNC: get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/graphical-user-interface/vnc.md
- VPN Access: get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/vpn-access.md
# - VPN-Connection-Fail-in-Win-8.1: get-started-with-it4innovations/accessing-the-clusters/shell-access-and-data-transfer/vpn-connection-fail-in-win-8.1.md
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