Using XWin.exe to connect to a linux X Server

[Holger Krull]

jose isaias cabrera schrieb:
>>> I am trying to connect to a Gentoo X Server and it is connecting, but I
>>> don't seem to be able to open an xterm.  All I get is a full screen
>>> without anything.  I am running this command:
>>>
>>> XWin -query d-tuxedo
>>
>> Are you sure XDMCP is enabled on this server?
>> Try Xwin -query gentoo.numeric.ip -from windows.nummeric.ip
> I did that and I get the same thing.  I get the Cygwin X Window with the
> title,
> 
> Cygwin/X - d-tuxedo.na.xde3.xerox.org
> 
> Because I think I am connecting, but I am not getting anything yet.
> 

What you get if you try to connect with XDMCP (that's the protocol you are using if you chose -query) is completely depending on the settings of the gentoo Server.
Usually that would be a login window.
If you don't get anything, i assume xdmcp is not enabled on the gentoo box. Check if a process is listening to udp port 177 (netstat -unlp |grep 177).

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