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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> ifconfig shows me that my local IP number is 127.0.0.1

No, that is the inet for lo (local host).  
You want the ppp0 inet (assuming you're on dialup).

> vt1
> Xvesa -screen 800x600x16 -ac  (or startxt in BL3)
> Grey screen with X cursor appears (vt5)

I suggest you also start xterm (or rxvt) so that
you can login to your shell account and export
DISPLAY. 

> At my shell account at cjb
> export DISPLAY=4.229.21.100:0

If you are using dialup that address will probably
change every time you dial.

> Install useful packages
> installhome rxvt
> installhome twm
> installhome jwm
> installhome icewm

Those aren't necessary.  xterm should be enough
to get you started.

> Do I need to install fonts at cjb or on my local computer?

I noticed no problem with fonts.  Although I suppose 
it is possible that a font issue was causing the very
slow performance of remote X from cjb.

> I also got nowhere with xhost 
> xhost +shell.cjb.net

That didn't work for me.  I got access failure when
I specified shell.cjb.net in the xhost command.  But
when I simply did "xhost +", it worked.  I conclude
from this that cjb is not feeding X from that address.

Cheers,
Steven