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Re: xdm doesn't run thru the gdm??



On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 12:52:25PM +0100, abdelkader belahcene wrote:
> Hi,
> The following doesn't exit at all on previous version, on sarge
> (debian) I used last year, but it on the current version etch
> (debian).
> 
> the problem is:
> I have a serveur running the standard etch (debian ) with gnome, I
> configured the Login window and check (activate) the XDMCP.  My server
> is not visible from a remote client.
> Is there a new thing in gdm or gnome ( or in debian ???) which can
> stop the Xdmcp protocol ??
> 
> I did same procedure on previous release, without problem!!!!!
> 
> I don't know if it is a gnome problem ( because I noticed same problem
> with Fedora 5)  or debian problem.
> 
Without error messages it is hard to tell.  However, by default GDM does
not listen for TCP connections, since XDMCP is an infrequently-used
protocol.  Check the /etc/gdm/gdm.conf file and make sure that you have
"DisallowTCP=false" instead of the default "DisallowTCP=true".

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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