Changing font server TCP ports

To select a different TCP port for use with the font server, change the port number for both the font server and for any X servers that use the font server. For example, to change the port address for both the font server and the X server, follow these steps.

1. Log in as root.

2. Edit the file /usr/lib/X11/fs/config.

3. On a line by itself, add the port keyword to specify the desired address:

      port=7005
   

   The font server now listens on TCP port 7005 on the local host.

4. Reconfigure any X servers that use the font server. For example, if you specify the font server in the Xservers file:

      :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -crt /dev/tty02 -fp tcp/boston:7005
   

   This causes the X server to connect to host boston on the TCP port 7005.

5. Shut down the X server, then shut down the font server (in this example, on the server boston).

6. Restart the font server on the machine boston, then restart the X server.