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remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

 
saud_3
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remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

hi guys
i used Xmanager to connect to the remote UNIX server (GUI), but:

1- I cannot see the login window.

a gray full screen window is appeared.

thanx
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Ivan Ferreira
Honored Contributor

Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

You are having problems to contact the X server, and the reasons can various.

What UNIX are you using?

You may need to enable remote connections (XDMCP).
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
Rick Garland
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Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

More info is needed.

Example, if you are working on a Linux system and connecting to HPUX, you would not see a login window. If the HPUX isa running X then you will login to a dtterm/xterm window.

If you are using an emulator, such as Exceed or Reflections, then you can see a login screen. But this depends on how you are configured in that emulator.



rocketfeul
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Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

It sounds like a network issue.Pls try to use "direct connect" option.Could you provide more Xmanger config?
Muthukumar_5
Honored Contributor

Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

a) Can able to reach to remote machine with
ping / telnet?

If so,

Start XManger in a passive mode. Telnet to that machine and check run level as,

# who -r

Is it 5.

From which platform you are doing remote login? Is it windows / linux?

hth.

Easy to suggest when don't know about the problem!
saud_3
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Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

thanx to all

i'm using my XP to connect to redhat fedora core1

i turned off my firewall in the pc and the server

the problem now is some time it works and it gave me the login screen and sometime it doesn't work and it shows (connection to XDMCP fayiled).
thanx in advance

Saud
Muthukumar_5
Honored Contributor

Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

check this steps:

http://www.netsarang.com/products/xmg_faq.html#p2
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO.html

hth.
Easy to suggest when don't know about the problem!
Steven E. Protter
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Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

By default, firewalls block port 7000 which is used to handle font services.

DISPLAY variable needs to be set correctly:

example: export DISPLAY=192.168.0.10:0.0

Network configuration and vlan can cause problems here.

tail -f /var/log/messages

On the target machine, try a connect. If you see nothing, its probably networking. If you see errors, share with us.

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saud_3
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Re: remotely connect to UNIX using Xserver

thanx SEP,

when i tail i found the problem

actually when i tried to log on at the same time a message is appear in the server window (when i tail) . the message is :
Maximum number of open XDMCP session reached.
how can i control the number of session
and also how can i solve this problem

thanx