MATLAB: How to get MATLAB for Linux to display its X11 windows on a Mac

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I am using a machine with Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger). When I SSH into a Linux server to launch MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) using the command 'ssh -X' from the Mac shell prompt, MATLAB does not appear properly on my Mac machine. The MATLAB splash screen appears and then disappears. Both the Help browser and the Command Window appear, but they are blank.

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One workaround that has worked for some of our customers is to use the -Y option as shown below:
 ssh -Y destinationAddress
instead of
 ssh -X destinationAddress
The '-Y' option is the same as the '-X' option, except that the -Y options enables X11 forwarding from trusted sources only.
Note: X-forwarding and other methods of running MATLAB on a remote machine are not supported by the MathWorks.
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