Re: [Xpert]LocalClient extensions vs. ssh

2002-06-12 Thread Egbert Eich
Joe Krahn writes: Aside from LocalClient returning false, DGA requests should fail, right? LocalClient() returns TRUE therefore DGA doesn't fail. Trying GL over the tunnel correctly gives an error message and reverts to indirect rendering. That's different. With direct rendering the

Re: [Xpert]LocalClient extensions vs. ssh

2002-06-12 Thread Joe Krahn
Egbert Eich wrote: Joe Krahn writes: Aside from LocalClient returning false, DGA requests should fail, right? LocalClient() returns TRUE therefore DGA doesn't fail. Oh... I understand now. I didn;t know about the LocalClient fucntion, but it's whole purpose is to supply info so that, for

[Xpert]LocalClient extensions vs. ssh

2002-06-11 Thread Egbert Eich
When running X request thru a ssh tunnel LocalClient() returns true as the sshd connects to the Xserver from the same machine. This leads to unpredictable results and even system crashes if an application that can only run locally is started on a remote system. If for example an application

Re: [Xpert]LocalClient extensions vs. ssh

2002-06-11 Thread Joe Krahn
Egbert Eich wrote: When running X request thru a ssh tunnel LocalClient() returns true as the sshd connects to the Xserver from the same machine. This leads to unpredictable results and even system crashes if an application that can only run locally is started on a remote system. If