How to use the MI/X Server as an X Terminal

The standalone version of MicroImages MI/X Server can be used on Windows as an X terminal emulator.

In order for this capability to be used, the Windows computer must have Windows TCP/IP networking set up to allow connections to a UNIX host that can display X Window System applications on remote X terminals. The easiest way to determine if the network is functional is to use the TELNET command from the Windows computer to log onto a UNIX host. If networking is not working, you should have your system administrator set it up. (If you are the system administrator, it is time to learn how to do the necessary configuration.)

Once connected to the UNIX host, the TELNET session can be used to set the DISPLAY environment variable to the name of the Windows computer. (The Windows computer is assigned a name in the Network control panel.) The UNIX shell command to set this variable usually looks like this:
 

   setenv DISPLAY <Windows machine name>:0.0

You would, of course, substitute your Windows machine name for the text including the '<' and the '>'. If your machine is named "mars", an example would be:
 

   setenv DISPLAY mars:0.0

If this does not work you may want to use the IP address of the Windows computer. The IP address is the 4 part number assigned to the Windows computer by the system administrator. The form is something like this:
 

   XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Once the DISPLAY environment variable is set, you can then launch your favorite X Window System client applications such as xterm or xclock. Then you will need to switch applications from your TELNET session to the MI/X Server and place the X Window System clients on the display.