try using this set DISPLAY=127.0.0.1 start /B xwin -ac -noreset -screen 0 1152 864 -query "Host_ip_address" -fp tcp/host_ip_address:7100 -from my_local_ip_address &
also make sure on the solaris box in /etc/inetd.conf that you have not comment out the line (this is for your fonts) fs stream tcp wait nobody /usr/openwin/lib/fs.auto fs hope this helps Eli >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:cygwin-xfree-unsubscribe-elik=bhphotovideo.com@;cygwin.com> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-xfree-subscribe@;cygwin.com> >List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/> >List-Post: <mailto:cygwin-xfree@;cygwin.com> >List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-xfree-help@;cygwin.com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs> >Mail-Followup-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Xwin, XDM and Solaris >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Adam Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 13:58:39 +0000 >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > >I've been attempting over a period to use XWin (current stable) via xdm >running on a Solaris 2.8 host without any success, as the >xdm server always resolves the display name as "Starting display >0.0.0.0:0,XWIN". Ideas ? > >Thanks in advance > >--------------------------------------------------------- >XWin host: (10.247.32.243) > Xwin -query 10.247.32.5 -class XWIN > >Solaris host: (10.247.32.5) > # /usr/openwin/bin/xdm -debug 1 > DisplayManager.errorLogFile/DisplayManager.ErrorLogFile value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors > DisplayManager.daemonMode/DisplayManager.DaemonMode value true > DisplayManager.pidFile/DisplayManager.PidFile value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-pid > DisplayManager.lockPidFile/DisplayManager.LockPidFile value true > DisplayManager.authDir/DisplayManager.authDir value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm > DisplayManager.autoRescan/DisplayManager.AutoRescan value true > DisplayManager.removeDomainname/DisplayManager.RemoveDomainname value >true > DisplayManager.keyFile/DisplayManager.KeyFile value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-keys > DisplayManager.accessFile/DisplayManager.AccessFile value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess > DisplayManager.exportList/DisplayManager.ExportList value > DisplayManager.randomFile/DisplayManager.RandomFile value /dev/mem > DisplayManager.greeterLib/DisplayManager.GreeterLib value >/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xdm/libXdmGreet.so > DisplayManager.choiceTimeout/DisplayManager.ChoiceTimeout value 15 > creating socket 177 > Created chooser socket 5 > WaitForSomething > select returns 1. Rescan: 0 ChildReady: 0 > ProcessRequestSocket > header: 1 2 1 > Query respond 1 > ConvertAddr returning 0 for family 2 > all_query_respond: conntype=0, addr=a, len=4 > Send willing Willing to manage > WaitForSomething > select returns 1. Rescan: 0 ChildReady: 0 > ProcessRequestSocket > header: 1 7 68 > Request respond 68 > FindProtoDisplay > NewProtoDisplay > NewProtoDisplay 0x28b98 > Got 0x24340 (18 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1) > Accept Session ID 317952001 > WaitForSomething > select returns 1. Rescan: 0 ChildReady: 0 > ProcessRequestSocket > header: 1 10 12 > Manage 12 > FindProtoDisplay > Manage Session ID 317952001, pdpy 0x28b98 > Computed display name: 0.0.0.0:0 <==== why ???? > ConvertAddr returning 0 for family 2 > Starting display 0.0.0.0:0,XWIN > StartDisplay 0.0.0.0:0 > >---------------------------- ERG Group -------------------------- > The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential > and may only be read by the intended recipient. >----------------------------------------------------------------- =============================== Eli Kleinman B&H Photo - Video Pro Audio 420 9th Ave. New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 239-7500 Ext. 2154 Fax: (212) 239-7770 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================