Re: too many retransmissions - with Linux Mandrake

["Jeremy Wilkins" <jeb at jeremywilkins dot freeserve dot co dot uk>]

Hi,

My Xaccess is set to allow any host to connect, looking through the settings
this would appear to be default under Linux Mandrake.

my xdm-config is set as it should be but, since I am using KDM I don't think
it gets used.

The KDM config file has Enabled=true in the [Xdmcp] section.

I've tried to connect using both IP's and hostnames, I was originally  using
IPs, thought this might be the problem so changed to use hostnames.

Help??

Jeb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Baer" <baerrs@hotmail.com>
To: "Jeremy Wilkins" <jeb@jeremywilkins.freeserve.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: too many retransmissions - with Linux Mandrake


> Jeremy..
>
> Are you trying to get the full desktop.. KDE or GNOME ??
> If you are.. you can try the fallowing command.. this is what I have been
> using the last year with no problems.. to a SuSE 7.3.. from other
linux's..
> cygwin..  cd boot- linux...(wich is great...)
>
> X -query host_name_of_destination {or IP }
> you can try the fallowing also....
>
> X -broadcast   <-this should bring up the first box on your sub..
>
> This is assuming you have already modified..
>
> your
>
> /etc/X11/xdm-config      their should be a "!" in front of
> DisplayManager.requestPort:   0
>       This should be the last entery in this file
>
> &
>
> /etc/X11/Xaccess
>
> you should remove the "#" from the fallowing line
>
> #*                             CHOOSER BROADCAST
> #bla bla bla....
> to be:
> *                             CHOOSER BROADCAST
> #bla bla bla....
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Wilkins" <jeb@jeremywilkins.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 2:40 PM
> Subject: XDM: too many retransmissions - with Linux Mandrake
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to get X to connect to linux mandrake running in a virtual
> > machine (sadly I don't have access to multiple computers). I'm using the
> > command line
> >     Xwin -once -query linux -from nt
> >
> > but X times out with the error XDM: too many retransmissions.
> >
> > It seems that the linux box is refusing the XDMCP connection.
> >
> > The archives and FAQ both state that I only need to change the [Xdmcp]
> > section in /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc file to Enabled=true. Which I
have
> > done. But still no luck, I've also tried modifying the settings for xdm,
> > setting the port to connect to as 177, and moving the /usr/bin/kdm
> program.
> >
> > My Xaccess file should allow direct connections from any machines (that
> > seems to be the default setup).
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
>