Haven't tried it lately, but my understanding was that it didn't do remote connections. Or maybe it was selector with the '-indirect' or '-query' options. on Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 09:20:45PM -0700, Marc Wilson (marc@moonkingdom.net) wrote: > GDM knows perfectly well what XDMCP is, as do all DM's based on XDM (are > there any that AREN'T?). > > The default gdm config is fine. Add: > > gdm: 192.168.0. (or whatever) > > to your hosts.allow and you'll be fine. > > If it STILL decides to be weird, look at gdm.conf and make sure you have > "Enable=1" in the [xdmcp] section. > > ----- > Marc Wilson > mwilson@moonkingdom.net > mwilson@cts.com > http://www.moonkingdom.net/mwilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: kmself@ix.netcom.com [mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 11:22 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: X32-Session under Win32 doesn't work > > << File: ATT00185.dat >> on Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 05:45:08PM +0200, Thomas > Luft (tluft@web.de) wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just installed Debian woody release (because of KDE) and want to > > connect my Win32 computer to the linux kdm. I am using StarNet's > > X-Server (X-Win32) and wanted to connect to the Linux machine via > > XDMCP (Broadcast and query). Unfortunately the Debian machine isn't > > willing to host any sessions... Does anyone know where to tweak the > > settings so that I am able to start an X-Session on Win32? > > $ apt-get install xdm > > AFAIK, other display managers don't support XDMCP, except possibly WDM, > 'coz WindowMaker's just so fscking cool <g>. > > Launch X on the Windows box. You'll want something like the -direct, > -indirect, or -query options, forget which 'zactly. > > Alternative is simply to start an X session and launch stuff by hand > from a telnet (ugh) or ssh (yeah!) session. Plus you don't have to > worry about your windowmanager crapping out. > > -- > Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself > Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org > What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal > http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org > GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0 > -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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