Martin Edward John Waller <martin.waller@flomerics.co.uk> wrote:
Hello, I can't get remote x to work - even Xnest to localhost fails. With tcpdump, I see messages akin to the above, complaining that the xdmcp port can't be accessed. This port is listed in my /etc/services, I have the 'no-listen-tcp' option removed in the relevant files and other networking works fine (telnet, ping, ftp, masquerading). xhost + works though. What's up? I dunno where else to look... Martin
1. If you are using GDM, you have to remove the "no-listen-tcp" option on your server line as well as in /etc/X11/init/xserverrc file.
2. If you have a firewall between the machines, make sure the XServer ports in the range of 5999 to 6003 are "open". THIS IS A BIG SECURITY RISK!
3. Consider using the X-Forewarding function of ssh for particular X applications, like xterm, etc. I haven't had very good luck getting it to run nicely on large apps like KDE, etc., probably due to my slow and memory-starved hardware. I DO use XDMCP on my internal LAN quite sucessfully (with GDM).
4. VNC can be a very nice alternative! Cheers, -Don Spoon- --To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org