Re: _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
In case anyone else has this problem - here's the
diagnosis and the solution.
If you use Gnome, Debian's default setup puts:
command=/usr/bin/X11/X -deferglyphs 16 -nolisten tcp
into the config file
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf
The "-nolisten tcp" prevents the X server from listening
to TCP ports, so no machine will ever be able to connect
to this X server over the network. Take that out,
restart, and the problem is solved.
The intention of making -nolisten the default was
presumably to improve security. Nevertheless, this
is a REALLY, REALLY STUPID default. It's hard enough
to get network stuff working on Linux without adding
yet more roadblocks in the way.
Nick
--- njacobs@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have 2 Linux boxes on a LAN:
> "orion" is running the latest stable Woody, installed
> about a week ago.
> "scorpio" is still running Potato, it's my firewall and
> has not been rebooted for a couple of months.
> Scorpio has no display attached. I maintain it from
> orion using ssh. Typically I've always done this from
> an xterm session on orion as follows:
> xhost (to check that access control is disabled)
> ssh scorpio
> (type password - then what follows is on scorpio)
> DISPLAY=orion:0.0
> export DISPLAY
> xterm &
> ... and a scorpio xterm window opens on orion.
>
> Except, now it doesn't. I get the error message in
> the Subject: line. I think this has started happening
> only since installing Woody, but I'm not 100% sure.
> I have checked that from scorpio, I can ping orion
> (I can). I can even ssh to orion from scorpio. I have
> double checked (xhost) that access control is disabled
> on orion. My /etc/hosts.deny file is empty except for
> comments. I am running 2 workspaces on orion, but it
> doesn't matter which one I do the above sequence
> from.
> I can do:
> xterm &
> on orion, and a new xterm window appears, so orion's
> X server must be ok. But scorpio can't connect to it.
> Can anyone see what the problem is?
>
> Nick
>
>
>
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