For those of us on UNIX systems (including Linux), a quick and easy
way to remotely activate an X11 session from a workstation is:
echo "SYST:COMM:LAN:XWIN:STAT ON" | nc vsa 23 > /dev/null
On my desktop system, I have that set up as an alias called "vsa",
using this line in my .bashrc file:
alias vsa="echo 'SYST:COMM:LAN:XWIN:STAT ON' | nc vsa 23 > /dev/null"
In this case, "vsa" appearing after "nc" is the hostname of my 89441A
on my network. Those less civilized could put an IP address there.
"23" is the port number for telnet, which is where the 89441A listens
for network connections to execute SCPI commands. This uses the netcat
program (nc), which comes with, or is at least available for, just about
every UNIX implementation for the past twenty years or so.
Note that this activates an X11 session to the target host configured
in the 89441A's network configuration, which is not necessarily the
system from which you execute the command.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
Dave McGuire