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2.1 Variables controlling connections

Variable: *default-server-host*

A string naming the machine where the Motif server is to be found. The default is NIL, which causes a connection to be made using a Unix domain socket on the local machine. Any other name must be a valid machine name, and the client will connect using Internet domain sockets.

Variable: *default-display*

Determines the display on which to open windows. The default value of NIL instructs the system to consult the DISPLAY environment variable. Any other value must be a string naming a valid X display.

Variable: *default-timeout-interval*

An integer specifying how many seconds the Lisp process will wait for input before assuming that the connection to the server has timed out.