topic Re: Xserver and broadcast in Operating System - Linux

Xserver and broadcast

Coolmar — Fri, 27 May 2005 11:27:11 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone know how to get x-server to broadcast? We use Exceed here and I need the linux server to broadcast itself so that users can just click on the server in Exceed (broadcast mode) and they will go right into Gnome.

Thanks!

Re: Xserver and broadcast

Gopi Sekar — Fri, 27 May 2005 11:33:43 GMT

edit gdm.conf or kdm.conf and set Broadcast=true

Regards,
Gopi

Re: Xserver and broadcast

Coolmar — Fri, 27 May 2005 11:56:47 GMT

It is set to true already and I am not seeing it from Exceed. I have disabled linux's firewall as well. I have looked throught the /etc/init.d scripts and can't find how to restart the x server either. Any other ideas?

Thanks for the response, btw.

Re: Xserver and broadcast

RAC_1 — Fri, 27 May 2005 12:24:50 GMT

I think in exceed configuration, you need to connect method to broadcast. Once that is set, you will get a list of servers that can be connected to.

Is that what you want.

Anil

Re: Xserver and broadcast

Coolmar — Fri, 27 May 2005 12:26:38 GMT

Anil,

Yes, that is how I have Exceed configured. I have it working in XDMCP broadcast mode. It sees a couple of other servers, but not the two linux servers that my users need to see.

Thanks

Re: Xserver and broadcast

RAC_1 — Fri, 27 May 2005 12:57:26 GMT

Sally,

Is there a firewall between linux machine and exceed machine?? (not linux's firewall machine.) It uses certain udp ports. That need to be open.

Anil

Re: Xserver and broadcast

Coolmar — Fri, 27 May 2005 14:00:18 GMT

Well that is what it is looking like to me too. I was able to get to the Gnome with an Exceed "Query" session, but the broadcasts are not working.

Thanks,

Re: Xserver and broadcast

Coolmar — Fri, 27 May 2005 14:00:52 GMT

See above.