If all you're trying to do is display X clients on the host X server, why not just use SSH with X11 forwarding instead? Much cleaner. If you need xdmcp and want to export the entire desktop session, then make sure that:
a. Your firewall isn't blocking access b. the X server is configured to listen to TCP connections on port 6000 (by default, on almost all recent distros, this is turned off for security reasons) HTH. >> From: "Haywood Floyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [uml-user] running x >> To: user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> Message-ID: >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Dear members of the list, >> >> I am trying display x clients on the host x server without success. >> >> I follow the steps on uml sourceforge page. >> >> I put the network on, with internet access using host routing + nat >> functionalities. >> >> On host i write: xhost +192.169.0.250 ,the uml ip. >> On uml: i write export DISPLAY=192.169.0.250:0.0 , the host tap1 ip. >> On uml i installed firefox, xterm, icewm and xdmcp. >> >> On host tcp 6000 x11 port is open. so is udp 177 xdmcp port. >> >> Every time i start icewm i get >> IceWM: Can't open display: 192.169.0.254:0.0. X must be running and >> $DISPLAY set. >> >> Firefox and xterm produces the same kind of error, "can't open display >> etc..". >> >> Using ethereal to monitoring the host tap1 device i discovered that >> tcp connection to port 6000 is never established. The host doesn't >> accept the uml tcp syn connection request. >> >> The host is running Ubuntu with the xserver active all the time. >> >> I must be forgetting something very simple. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> Ernani. -- Mathew Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
