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Re: XDMCP Session Loops connecting to HPUX, stalls connecting to Solaris, fromWinXP
- From: "John B Visser/VISSJB/NON/INEEL/US" <VISSJB at inel dot gov>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:45:20 -0600
- Subject: Re: XDMCP Session Loops connecting to HPUX, stalls connecting to Solaris, fromWinXP
Thanks for the suggestions, I started a font server on one of the HP-UX
boxes, and using it, I was able to start XDMCP sessions to the HP-UX and
Solaris boxes.
I agree about using SSH, but all these systems are well behind the
firewall, so SSH isn't enabled on them.
John Visser
Harold L Hunt
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Subject: Re: XDMCP Session Loops connecting to HPUX, stalls
07/18/2002 connecting to Solaris, from WinXP
11:45 AM
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John,
>>From the xterm session, I first do a 'xhost +' and then 'XWin -query
> 134.20.2.19 -from 134.20.174.113'.
First, follow the instructions in the User's Guide. I know that you
aren't following the User's Guide instructions because you tried to run
xhost, which is not necessary:
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-session.html
> When I do this, a new Cygwin/XFree86 window is spawned, showing the the
X
> and gray background. This then turns black and shows the hourglass as
> though it was attempting to start CDE. This process then repeats a
number
> of times, or alternatively, it happens once and then the window
> dissappears. I have also tried manually specifying the screen
resolution,
> but the results are the same
Next, you should have searched the FAQ for Solaris, because you would
have found some things to try (which also might apply to HP-UX):
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-solaris-fonts
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-remote-solaris
> I have the latest Cygwin package installed on my WinXP box. Cygwin runs
> fine, and I am able to start XWin from startxwin.bat, startx, and
> 'startxwin.sh' . From the resulting xterm session, I am able to telnet
> into the subject HPUX and Solaris boxes and export individual apps to
the
> Xserver on my box. However, I cannot get an XDMCP session to work.
For future reference, telnet is *very bad*. Telnet has no security,
whatsoever; even your password is sent across the Internet in plain
text. Use ssh instead, which works very similarly to telnet and even
has compression:
http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh
One example command line to run from an xterm that enables X forwarding
and compression (which really speeds up X apps) would be:
ssh -X -C username@remote_hostname_or_ip_address
Let us know if the FAQ entries are helpful or if you still have problems.
> I also wanted to say how impressed I am with everyone's work on this
> software. It is a complete and useful package.
You are welcome.
Harold