X Font Server

[Kenneth_18]

How can I check and configure the x font server on a particular host to accept connections from differrent X servers accross the lan.

Thanks in advance for any help and hints.

[Wodisch_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

well, the only real test would be to try to connect form those stations to it... for there could be a firewall in between them, denying access!
But if that's not the case, you could try a simple TELNET to the font server station, using port 7000 (or 7100, if it's a Solaris system).
You won't get an answer - but as long as you don't get the message that you "could not connect" (or "connection refused") it should be alright.

The *real* test would include adding that font server to the font path:
xlsfonts|wc -l # count before
xset +fp tcp/11.22.33.44:7000 # your font server's IP address instead of 11.22.33.44
xlsfonts|wc -l # shoul dbe much bigger now
xset -fp tcp/11.22.33.44:7000 # get rid of it

Just my $0.02,
Wodisch

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Ken,

Use this procedure to set up your HP sysetm as an X font server.

1. Make sure RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1 appears in /etc/rc.config.d/xfs. Also add CONFIG_FILE_NAME=/etc/X11/fs/config
2. Stop xfs if it is running
/sbin/init.d/xfs stop
3. Go to /etc/X11/fs/ directory. Edit 'config' file. Search for the line that starts with catalog. Append the string /usr/dt/config/xfonts/C/ (trailing / indicates the directory) to the end of the line
4. Start the fontserver with the command
/sbin/init.d/xfs start

Use xset and xlsfonts on the client side to verify the connections as described by Wodish.

-Sri

[Steve Steel]

Hi


Try this simple solution to the problem .
It involves configuring and
running a font-server on the system which is running CDE and forcing the fontserver into the font-path.

To do this
1 - The font server needs to be configured to include the CDE fonts in its catalog

EDIT: /etc/X11/fs/config

Append ",/usr/dt/config/xfonts/C" to the end of the "catalogue = ..." line

EDIT: /etc/rc.config.d/xfs

Set the following variable:
"RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1"

EXECUTE: /sbin/init.d/xfs start

If the font-server is already running, kill it and restart it.

2 - Force CDE to add the font-server to the X-Server font-path by editing the Xsetup file. (NOTE: This steps REQUIRES the IP address of the CDE session server. You can get
this by running: nslookup `hostname`.)

COPY: /usr/dt/config/Xsetup to
/etc/dt/config/Xsetup

EDIT: /etc/dt/config/Xsetup

Add the following line to
/etc/dt/config/Xsetup
replacing "IPADDRESS" with the IP address of the server as returned from "nslookup `hostname`":

$XDIR/xset fp+ tcp/IPADDRESS:7000 1>/dev/null


Then any CDE login to the server automatically logs in the fontserver and you do not need to alter your PCs or Xterms

steve Steel