Configuring Exceed on my box

[James Ellis_1]

I was using Exceed on my Win NT to connect to my HP-UX 11.0 server. I recently got my PC swapped out for a Win XP.

I had to install Exceed again and we have Exceed 7.11. I am trying to get it configured on my box, but don't know what is needed to configure this on my box.

When I try to run Xstart (Xstart client application startup) it by putting in the server IP and connect command, the application either hangs up or gives me an error message related to my HOME directory.

The Xstart program is located at \Program Files\Hummingbird\Connectivity\7.11\Exceed

What do I need to do to get this dang apps working on my box, so I can get out of using telnet?

Thanks.

[Stuart Abramson_2]

I fumble with this every time myself.

I did something like this:

To set up exceed for your desktop:

Start
Programs
Hummingbird Connectivity
Exceed
Client Wizard
host: hostname
host type: hp

Type: CDE Terminal

User ID:
Password:

Create Icon

Copy Icon to desktop


If you have trouble, then click:
Start
Programs
Hummingbird Connectivity
Exceed
Xconfig
Communication
Configure
hostname
HCLpcXserver
XDMCP - query
OK


If you have trouble on your desktop, look in the file (on your desktop):

If you have trouble, then click:
Start
Programs
Hummingbird Connectivity
Exceed
Xconfig
Troubleshooting
Exceed.log View

If you want to look at trouble logs on UNIX, look at:

hostname:/var/dt/Xerrors



Try some of that!

[Geoff Wild]

I usually just do a XDMCP Broadcast....

Rgds...Geoff

[Brian K. Arnholt]

Another option...I use XDMCP-broadcast mode and I can connect to any system thats broadcasting its address over the network, or that I configured as follows:

Start>Programs>Hummingbird>Exceed>Xconfig

Click "Communication"

Set mode to "XDMCP-Broadcast" and click "Configure"

Display class is "HCLpcXserver"

Check "Host List File" and click on "edit"

Add any systems IP address/Name that you want to be able to access as:



Save file and exit and Click "OK" all the way out.

To start, Click under Exceed, the "Exceed (XDMCP Broadcast)" option, and you will see a Host List of the machines that either are (1) Set up to broadcase their address, or (2) have their information in the file you edited above.

Good luck!
Brian

[Steven E. Protter]

There were faults in Exceed 7.11 that forced us to back that release out and stay with 7.0

We are working on rolling out the next release but could not get 7.11 to even connect and work well with our core W2K OS.

So perhaps uninstall it, see if 7.00 or 8.x works better. The procedures above worked just fine on 7.00 but not 7.11 for us.

SEP

[Brian K. Arnholt]

Good point about the versions, you can check at Hummingbird's website. We run W2K (w/ SP3) and Exceed version 7.1.0, and it runs very nicely compared to previous versions with Windblows95.

[Doug Burton]

I have used Exceed 7.0 on Windows XP.

Start "Xconfig" and choose "XDMCP-query".
Click on the "Configure..." button and enter the target servers IP in the "Connect Host:" section. I used "HCLpcXserver" in the "Display Class:" section. "Ok" everything. You should be good to go as long as CDE is installed, etc. on your target server.

[Axon Support-John Grace]

I run Exceed v 7.1.1.0 on my W2k workstation and it goes just fine. The settings I use for the Xstart Client Startup Application are as follows:
start method:TELNET (TCP/IP)
program type: X Window
User ID: as per your system
Password: as per your system
Host: IP address as per your system or host name if entry in hosts file on PC
Prompt: none or login info - your choice
command: @(XTerm, method=stdappdb) -display @d&@;
Description: whatever you want

Also, check 'show on client startup menu' and you can then drag the icon to the desktop as a shortcut.

I don't know what else to say - this just works for me

Rob