I'm a complete Linux/Cygwin/Xfree newbie, so please go easy on me! I've been banging my head the last few evenings to try and set up Xfree on my XP machine to allow me to have remote sessions on a PC I have running Mandrake 9.0. I have read everything I can find on the newsgroups and on the cygwin websites, and the how-to's and mini-how-to's on the LDP site. I've set all the settings I can find to set in Xaccess, xdm-config, kdmrc, etc., etc. I cannot solve this problem.
I can start Xfree86 on my XP box using the batch file provided with the standard installation. I can telnet into the Mandrake box. I can use "xhosts +", then export the DISPLAY to my XP machine, and successfully open an xterm/emacs/etc session on the XP machine. I can also run VNC just fine both ways (XP to Mandrake & Mandrake to XP). I can also use Terminal Services from Mandrake to XP. So, why can't I get a login screen when I edit the batch file to start XWin using "-query mandrake-ip, -from xp-ip" ?? I always thought I knew my way around an operating system, I know how to set up router filters, but man, this has really humbled me!! :-) I'm amazed that you folks can keep this stuff straight! Thanks in advance for any pointers that might be provided. I really don't want to use VNC, as it's not as refined as the X windows option. I'm sure you folks agree! -Curt
