-----Original Message----- From: vnc-list-ad...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-ad...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Balazs Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:05 AM To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Xvnc + XDMCP
Is there a more appropriate list to address this question to? Thanks. B. > From: sbre...@hotmail.com > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: Xvnc + XDMCP > Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:32:27 +0000 > > Hi All, > > Is there anyone who managed recently to start Xvnc with XDMCP on FreeBSD? > > I have been struggling with this for a few days already. After switching xdm > to debug mode, I noticed that Xvnc does not contact xdm at all! Then obviuosly > only the grey screen opens with the mouse cursor, no loging window. > > Xvnc seems to completely ignore the "-query localhost" argument, why? > (Starting X with "-query localhost" works fine, I can see the XDMCP messages > exchanged with xdm.) > > Any idea? > > (Just upgraded to vnc-4.1.3_1 but no avail.) > > Cheers, > Balazs Balazs: Well, this may not be the right forum, since it's an X question, but we're all here to help one another; I'm no X whiz, but here's my guess ... Is your FreeBSD machine running as an X display being managed by XDMCP? IIRC, this protocol implies that the machine on which xdm is running is the X server, usually running with very limited resources. I believe that many, if not most, of the programs that run on an xdm-managed X server reside elsewhere; that's why they came up with a different protocol. This is not to say that U couldn't do it by running xdm instead of a full-blown server (which is what Xvnc is), but what U want to do is run the viewer application (xvncviewer), not the server, and connect back to your xdm-managed X server. HTH and isn't too far off the mark (like I said, I'm no X guru!). -------------------------------------------------------- Goss ... Innovation for Business NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment(s) may contain confidential and proprietary information of Goss International Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and may be legally privileged. This e-mail is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the addressee, dissemination, copying or other use of this e-mail or any of its content is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender immediately and destroy the e-mail and any copies. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. No contract may be construed by this e-mail. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
