XDMCP starting problems on Win2k & RH 7.2

[Harold Hunt]

Darryl,

Probably a problem with your network configuration.  I had problems like
that when DHCP and WINS were not configured properly.  Check your
hubs/switches for activity levels (lots of activity when no one is using the
network is a good sign that WINS is chattering aimlessly and wasting
bandwidth).

Oh, what kind of network do you have?  Are you connecting over a cable modem
or are you using a local area network?

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Darryl Wagoner
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:17 PM
> To: Harold Hunt; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: XDMCP starting problems on Win2k & RH 7.2
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Yep change the port to 177 start to show packets moving back and forth.
> At some point a login screen came up.  I repeated and got the login
> screen fairly quickly.  Try again and it has been waiting for about
> 10 mins and still no screen.  I can see packets, but that is about it?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Darryl Wagoner - WA1GON
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Harold Hunt
> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:25 PM
> > To: Darryl Wagoner; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > Subject: RE: XDMCP starting problems on Win2k & RH 7.2
> >
> >
> > Darryl,
> >
> > According to the Linux XMDCP HOWTO
> > (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/gdm.html), the port number is
> > 177, not 117.
> >
> > I don't know what else to tell you.  Try using kdm instead.
> >
> > Harold
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> > > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Darryl Wagoner
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:03 PM
> > > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > > Subject: XDMCP starting problems on Win2k & RH 7.2
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > I think I have followed all the directions, but all I get is a
> > > blank X screen with a pointer cursors.
> > >
> > > The request doesn't seem to be getting to the Linux system.
> > >
> > > I did a "tcpdump port 117" and I don't see any packets at all going
> > > to Linux.
> > >
> > > In the docs it says to change gdm.conf
> > >
> > > [xdmcp]
> > > Enable=1
> > >
> > > but all the other options have the Boolean true so I followed suit.
> > >
> > > [xdmcp]
> > > Enable=true
> > >
> > > I did do a netstat to make sure xdm was listening on the correct port.
> > >
> > > Is it possible that Xwin.exe is sending to a different port?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > > Darryl Wagoner - WA1GON
> > >
> > > Your phone line can be the life line for the unemployed. Sign up
> > > today at:
> > > http://www.proud-americans.org/
> > >
> > > *** Please pass the word to at least three others. ***
> > >
> > > "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing."  - Edmund Burke [1729-1797]
> > >
> > >