re[2]: [SLE] Using cygwin/Xfree-86 to access Suse
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Michael,
/usr/X11R6/bin/XWin -query suse_server.domain
Does that work for you against a SuSE box? It is actually the first thing I tried, but it did not work. All I get is a blank X-window display with no windows, thus I used the other method. My server is running SuSE 8.0 with a pretty vanilla setup. I would far prefer to get the above working, but I'm not really sure how to start troubleshooting it. I tried setting the DISPLAY variable manually before the above line, but it did not help. Greg Freemyer Internet Engineer Deployment and Integration Specialist Compaq ASE - Tru64 Compaq Master ASE - SAN Architect The Norcross Group www.NorcrossGroup.com
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Yes, that works great. I haven't had a chance to look at SuSE 8.0 yet, but if it's like previous releases, XDMCP or Chooser enquiries are _not_ accepted by default. Check for /var/X11R6/lib/xdm/xdm-config (assuming 8.0 is the same) and comment out the line "DisplayManager.requestPort: 0" thusly: !DisplayManager.requestPort: 0 Couldn't run too many large Win apps at the same time, or things seemed to run a bit short on memory.
Does that work for you against a SuSE box? It is actually the first thing I tried, but it did not work.
All I get is a blank X-window display with no windows, thus I used the other method.
My server is running SuSE 8.0 with a pretty vanilla setup.
I would far prefer to get the above working, but I'm not really sure how to start troubleshooting it.
I tried setting the DISPLAY variable manually before the above line, but it did not help.
Greg Freemyer Internet Engineer Deployment and Integration Specialist Compaq ASE - Tru64 Compaq Master ASE - SAN Architect The Norcross Group www.NorcrossGroup.com
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