Er, can you clarify which machine you typed which instruction on? And what happens if you try xhost + without a specific IP address?
I typed them all on the same box. I bet the xhost must be done on the remote one with the ip of the box I want to sit at eh? And the ip used in the x2x command should be the ip of the "other box" Duh...
In short, yep... :) The machine where you want the mouse pointer controlled remotely needs X authorisation switched off so the controlling machine can take control of its pointer. That remote machine is where you run the xhost command. The x2x runs on the main machine. This is assuming you're running with the "-to" protocol. Other way round if you're using "-from" (like I am). -- 1:37pm up 49 days, 5:43, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.06, 0.02