[plug] x-win32

[linux]

Thanks for that I am useing XDM
and connecting xdmcp
I have managed to get it work but bascially I think I have disabled security
I configured xdm from the following example and it works
http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/remote-x-cygwin-howto
I am useing ssh .



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Ringer" <craig at postnewspapers.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] x-win32


> > I can  from my linux debian potato start a x session on the xp machine
> > from a linux terminal session i can start things like xterm xclock and
> > so on
> > However I cannont start a session from x-win32 itself I keep getting
> > connection refused.
>
> How are you trying to start a session?
> rsh , ssh, or XDMCP?
> If you're using rsh, you'll need the rsh daemon running. sI strongly
> suggest you use ssh instead, though xdmcp is the best choice of all on a
> moderately trusted network (you're not worried about packet sniffing)
> because its "like you're sitting at the machine".
>
> To enable ssh, you just need sshd running.
>
> The exact procedure to enable XDMCP differs depending on whether you're
> using an XDM based login manager (XDM, KDM, WDM, ...) or you're using GDM.
>
> With GDM, edit the config file (usually /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf) and under
> the [xdmcp] heading change
> Enable=False
> to
> Enable=True
>
> then restart GDM.
>
> With the others... look at the manual, I haven't used them for XDMCP and
> don't know how to enable it.
>
> Suggestion: use XDMCP unless you have a reason not to (insecure network
> or need for tunneling over the internet) and NEVER use rsh.
>
>