You cannot add new fonts to the standard set unless you have administrative permissions on your site. Now we can start explaning the magic. You can find the numeric address by typing nslookup your.host.name . Troubleshooting The first thing is to locate the trouble. Since it is most likely that the trouble is on the end of X terminal you should find the way to see the diagnostic messages.
Most X terminals provide a way to open a console window either from an icon or using a hot key.
Test xfs and xset separately. To test xfs, login to the workstation from the console and try to use the fontserver. Customization You probably don't want to repeat xfs and xset comands every time you login from an X terminal. If you do keep xfs running between your login, don't forget to tell all your netwise local friends that they can use it.