You login to the server and run application, that application connects to the X Server on your client. +----------------+ +----------------+ | Clie

You login to the server and run application, that application connects to the X Server on your client. +----------------+ +----------------+ | Client +---->+ Server | | | | | | +-----------+ | | +-----------+ | | |X Server +<---------+Application| | | +-----------+ | | +-----------+ | | | | | +----------------+ +----------------+ I can see how confusion may arise.