Re: [MLUG] xdmcp/gdm

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

  How did you manage this? The best option I could find was to install 
VNC or
> Xnest on my Linux box. So you get your regular X gui just like you were
> sitting there? Not just running individual apps?
> 
> I admit I've not really spent a lot of time figuring it out - it is
> complicated enough, as I'm doing everything through SSH reverse tunnels to
> my firewall, where I've got local tunnels that my windows box connects to.
> My disconnect could easily be in all of these chained tunnels.

If you have Cygwin w/ XWindow installed it should be as easy as 
configuring xdm, gdm, or kdm (I use gdm) on your server to accept 
connections (like change one line in the config file) and open the ports 
  to your LAN. Then the command bellow should connect you to like gdm 
such that it looks almost exactly like you're logging in locally to th 
server.

This is not encrypted though and lacks specialized caching and so forth 
that VNC might offer so it may have downsides to consider also. I think 
XWindow on Windows is slower than on Linux too which you may notice if 
you don't have a fast system.

> Oh - could it be a display issue? Such as glx or dga perhaps? I doubt that
> if it works for cygwin though. Perhaps it is a resolution/color depth thing?

I don't think so because I do get a cursor.. it seems to just not be 
trying to connect to the server at all. I get the exact same result as 
if I ran XFree86 with no command line options. I'm not sure why it isn't 
working in Linux.



> I have Windows/Cygwin able to bring up GDM from my Linux server and let
> me logon to X my normal way that way. Works fine. With the same machine
> booted into Linux if I try to use GDM off the server using the same
> command line for X all I get is a blank screen (indicating that it is
> not in fact connecting to the server). Does anyone have any suggestions
> why Linux isn't working? Thanks.
> 
> Windows:  XWin.exe -query buttercup
> Linux:    XFree86 -query buttercup

_______________________________________________
members mailing list
EMAIL:PROTECTED
http://mlug.missouri.edu/mailman/listinfo/members