>No, in one sense. Either you have to set up hostnames in the
>/etc/hosts file or run a DNS server for them to `know the others [sic]
>IP address'.
So I will be able to ping/ftp/etc IP addresses without doing anything?
Do I have to do anything special to be able to ping the Linux m
Hi Ben :-)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Pfaff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
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> I am also confused about how each computer knows the others IP address.
> Does it just broadcast it over the whole network and anyone who wants it
> grabs it?
>
>No, in one sense. Either you have to set up
Hi!
Uhmm, I need to correct myself: I think removing xbase is only recommended
if you exactly know what you are doing. It contains all manpages,
documentation, the "X" wrapper, all config-files ...
And since xbase depends on xlib6 you cannot remove it, too.
Maybe someone else has a step-by-step i
Incidently, do you know what kind of performance hit I will get running
X over 20m of BNC cable (there are 2 other (Win'95) machines on the
network)?
It won't be too bad. I used to regularly run Netscape remotely from
an SGI halfway across campus, and the performance was quite
acceptable
Hi Rainer!
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rainer Clasen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>According to my knowledge there are two basic setups for your desktop:
>- with locally installed fonts
> glancing at package dependencies it needs Xserver, xfntbase, xlib6, xbase
>- using the laptop as fontser
Hi, Ian!
> So I skip the export, startx and xhost steps replacing them with X -q...
> on the desktop.
correct!
> Packages installed as above, uses window manager on the
> laptop?
yes, this way all X-applications (including WMs) run on the laptop.
> Does XDM require you to log in? If so, can
Hi Rainer :-)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rainer Clasen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes
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>Ben Pfaff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
>> Try this, which is slightly different:
>>
>> * Give 192.168.1.1 to the laptop.
>> * Give 192.168.1.2 to the desktop.
>> * Install any X software you want, but no xserver
Hi!
Ben Pfaff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Try this, which is slightly different:
>
> * Give 192.168.1.1 to the laptop.
> * Give 192.168.1.2 to the desktop.
> * Install any X software you want, but no xserver package, on the laptop.
> * Install only xserver-* (whichever you need), xbase, xlib6g on the
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Pfaff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
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>Try this, which is slightly different:
>
>* Give 192.168.1.1 to the laptop.
>* Give 192.168.1.2 to the desktop.
>* Install any X software you want, but no xserver package, on the laptop.
>* Install on
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Pfaff
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>Try this, which is slightly different:
>
>* Give 192.168.1.1 to the laptop.
>* Give 192.168.1.2 to the desktop.
>* Install any X software you want, but no xserver package, on the laptop.
>* Install only xserver-* (whichever you
* Install Hamm and, when prompted for IP addresses, give
192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 (even though they may both be
connecting to the 'net via a modem with a fixed IP address)
* install X on the laptop only (?)
* on the 486 type "xhost +"
* on the laptop type "DISPLAY=ip:0.0 ;
Hi all
I have a small problem and wonder if anyone can help me?
I have 2 computers both of which will shortly be running
Hamm and both of which will have BNC network cards. One
of them, a laptop, has a fast CPU and piles of memory
but a NeoMagic video card :(
The other, an old 486, has a slow C
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