XDMCP on notebook with docking station

[Suhaib Siddiqi]

>> Aloha!
> 
> When trying to run XWin.exe on my notebook to connect via 
> XDMCP to any XDM server in the LAN, I have no problems as 
> long as the notebook is connected via it's Xircom PCMCIA 
> card.  But as soon as I plug it into the docking station, the 
> other builtin NIC (3Com 905C
> compatible) is used and the same command line does not work 
> any longer - no connection is established.  To drill the 
> problem down I used the -from <local-ip-address> option and 
> suddenly it worked.
> 
> Apparently XWin.exe tries to connect via the unused Xircom 
> PCMCIA NIC, even if the notebook uses the other NIC. 

Xwin knows nothing about Xircom, 3COM, and other network card.  It is
windows which controls the netwrok.

Suhaib

> Since I 
> receive my IP adress via DHCP, the above solution will not 
> work generally, due to the fact that the IP number changes 
> each time I log on, so I need to edit the command line.
> 
> Is there a solution to this problem, which enables me to 
> connect via the correct interface, whether the notebook is 
> using the PCMCIA or the builtin NIC without the need to 
> change the startxwin.bat each time I log in?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Regards,
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