Font change while in XDMCP direct.

[Mahima Kaushik_2]

We have a user who has a x-terminal (HP Envizex p-series) and she uses XDMCP indirect and direct mode to access either the list of hosts or just one host. When it?s in XDMCP direct mode, user is unable to change the font size of it?s terminal (user changes it but changes it self doesn?t take place). But in other case (when setup as XDMCP indirect) user is able to change the font-size with no problem. We have so many hosts but only one is configured as a font server. Also we have HP-UX 10.20 OS in all of our machines. My question is that what do we need to do to be able to change the font while we are in XDMCP direct mode?

[Alex Glennie]

I'm surprised XDMCP direct or indirect differ in their results ?

Does remsh get log yield any clues ?

also compare remsh get config | grep - i font for indirect and direct modes ?

If you are using a font server can you ping nslookup the ip/hostname OK under direct mode ?

NB You can specify more than one font server see man xfs

Are you using CDE ? do xset -q and xrdb -q reflect the font path/fontservers are set correctly.

My feeling on this is it maybe a networking related problem ?

[Wodisch]

Hello Mahima,

is your user connecting to the same system
directly and indirectly? Or does she connect
to one system using "XDCMP direct" and to
another system using "XDMCP indirect"?
Please check wether she uses different setups
for the fontpath on those two systems, i.e.
does she set the font path in her startup
scripts (.profile, .dtprofile, /etc/profile,
.xsession) or even in her resource files (like
.Xdefaults, .xresources).
HTH,
Wodisch

[Mahima Kaushik_2]

Thanks for your quick responses!

Hello Wodisch,
User is accessing one system using "XDCMP direct" and connecting to another system using "XDMCP indirect". Fontpath is setup same way for both mode. It seems that when user is in "Xdmcp direct" mode, the system doesn't acknowledge the fontpath setup at all. It tries to see that system as a font server, which it?s not. I hope I am explaining it to you correctly.
Thanks!
Mahima

is your user connecting to the same system
directly and indirectly? Or does she connect
to one system using "XDCMP direct" and to
another system using "XDMCP indirect"?
Please check wether she uses different setups
for the fontpath on those two systems, i.e.
does she set the font path in her startup
scripts (.profile, .dtprofile, /etc/profile,
.xsession) or even in her resource files (like
.Xdefaults, .xresources).
HTH,
Wodisch

[Alex Glennie]

" it tries to see that system as a font server"
- evidence ?

how about my earlier suggestions ?

and some pts ;)

[Wodisch · Accepted solution]

Hello Mahima,

could you answer Alex' question, e.g. with the
command "xset -q"...
That should show the contents of the font path.
If different, then just use that command to set
the font path correctly:

xset +fp tcp/hpserver:7000
xset +fp tcp/sunserver:7100

The "+" means to append the new setting to the
end of the existing font path (and on suns the
portnumber is 7100, but 7000 on hps).

HTH,
Wodisch
PS: Alex see, you have got your points :-)

[Mahima Kaushik_2]

Hi, Guys!
Looks like I am fine now.
thanks for all of your help!
Mahima