Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-21 Thread Dumas Patrice
On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 11:32:10AM -, David Colliver wrote: > OK, so how do I test for the version of the dm? I am sure many of my readers > may ask this. > > Regards. > Dave Colliver. To see which dm is running you may do something like ps -ax | grep dm and look for line matching gdm or k

Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-21 Thread David Colliver
t.com - Original Message - From: "Dumas Patrice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux > > If you know which configuration files each version of each

Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-21 Thread Dumas Patrice
> If you know which configuration files each version of each dm uses, let > us/me know. It will definitely simplify things. I started doing it by > distribution/OS version but it may need to be based on dm/version to > show what configuration files each uses. Then each dm/version section It is

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Daniel Tan
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Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Daniel Tan
my xinetd doesn't support restart..i am using RH 7.0...anyone have any idea of an alternate way? - Original Message - From: "Joel Sherrill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 2:35 AM Subject: Re: Success was Re

Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Jeff Vincent
The problems I had when I started writing the initial draft that David has now adapted is that older versions of gdm and kdm both did seem to use the xdm-config files from what I remember. My old SuSe box did (I believe anyway). It is all sort of blurring together. If you know which configurat

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Joel Sherrill
Dumas Patrice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux > > > > need to be modified based on your own system. > > > ## > > > > >

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Dumas Patrice
On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 06:22:33PM -, David Colliver wrote: > Joel or Jeff, > > Can you clarify if this works, as the way it currently stands, the > instructions are not that clear. Not having RH7.2, I wouldn't know. The way > I understood from the instructions is that xinet.d is a file, and

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread David Colliver
ary 18, 2002 6:02 PM Subject: Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux > > need to be modified based on your own system. > > ## > > > > - Do I need to do both (a) and (b) ? I have no /etc/inetd.conf file to > > append anything to... > > You just nee

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Dumas Patrice
> need to be modified based on your own system. > ## > > - Do I need to do both (a) and (b) ? I have no /etc/inetd.conf file to > append anything to... You just need the xinetd stuff. > > Step "Our last file is for Redhat 7.2" (almost missed this one) > > ## > This should

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Joel Sherrill
"Scott J. Sherratt" wrote: > > Sorry for the newbie questions, but I am having trouble with your VNC setup > procedure & need some clarification: > > http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp#vncserver.inetd > > I am running Red Hat 7.2, gdm > > ## > Step 6: > 6) Update in

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Scott J. Sherratt
Sorry for the newbie questions, but I am having trouble with your VNC setup procedure & need some clarification: http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp#vncserver.inetd I am running Red Hat 7.2, gdm ## Step 6: 6) Update inetd configuration for the services to enable (bas

Re: Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread Dumas Patrice
Hi, On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 11:20:41AM -, David Colliver wrote: > The page has now been updated with the gdmconfig and more importantly, some > debugging information. If anyone has any more information, or can find > problems with the document, please let me know. There are some confusions

Updated. Was Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-18 Thread David Colliver
The page has now been updated with the gdmconfig and more importantly, some debugging information. If anyone has any more information, or can find problems with the document, please let me know. The file is at http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp Regards. Dave Colliver. ~~ All

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread Michael Ossmann
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:06:58PM -0600, Joel Sherrill wrote: > Michael Ossmann wrote: > > > > Yeah, XDMCP runs on UDP/177, which is why it can't easily be secured > > over SSH or tested with telnet. You can use netcat or nmap to test for > > it. > > If you could give instructions on how to te

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread Joel Sherrill
David Colliver wrote: > > > David Colliver wrote: > > > > > > I would add that using the method on my site, there is more potential to > > > lose work. Clicking the X of your window will close VNC. No questions. > Also, > > > if your machine goes to sleep, you will lose it, same as if your networ

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread Joel Sherrill
Michael Ossmann wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 02:55:54PM -0600, Joel Sherrill wrote: > > > > Also my standard test of "telnet localhost portnumber" does not > > seem to work for 177 even though it is enabled. This is probably > > a UDP/TCP issue but that test was bogus. VNC/XDM works now a

RE: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread David Brodbeck
pp it became smooth. This was with the server on a Linux machine, and the client running under Windows NT. -Original Message- From: Joel Sherrill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linu

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread Michael Ossmann
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 02:55:54PM -0600, Joel Sherrill wrote: > > Also my standard test of "telnet localhost portnumber" does not > seem to work for 177 even though it is enabled. This is probably > a UDP/TCP issue but that test was bogus. VNC/XDM works now and > I still can't telnet to that p

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread David Colliver
> David Colliver wrote: > > > > I would add that using the method on my site, there is more potential to > > lose work. Clicking the X of your window will close VNC. No questions. Also, > > if your machine goes to sleep, you will lose it, same as if your network > > fails. > > But this is the same

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread Joel Sherrill
David Colliver wrote: > > I would add that using the method on my site, there is more potential to > lose work. Clicking the X of your window will close VNC. No questions. Also, > if your machine goes to sleep, you will lose it, same as if your network > fails. But this is the same as when using

Re: Success was Re: VNC Server setup on Linux

2002-01-17 Thread David Colliver
I would add that using the method on my site, there is more potential to lose work. Clicking the X of your window will close VNC. No questions. Also, if your machine goes to sleep, you will lose it, same as if your network fails. What I would like to know now is, is there a button or something I