XServer attaching itself to wrong interface on multi network interface machines. Version 4.2.0.23

Alexander Gottwald alexander.gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de
Mon Mar 31 14:32:00 GMT 2003


On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Chris Stenton wrote:

> 
> Congrats on producing a super stable XServer. One issue I have found is that on
> a multi network interface machine, for example a machine with an Ethernet Card
> and Bluetooth, the server can attach itself  to the wrong interface. I assume
> the server just picks the first network interface that is not loopback?
> However, I can't see an option to force it to use a particular interface?

XWin -from ethernet-ip



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