[svlug] XDMCP server issues

[Karsten M. Self]

on Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 03:07:37PM +0100, Jon Masters (jonathan at jonmasters.org) wrote:
> Karsten M. Self wrote:
> 
> >Summary:  localhost XDMCP sessions appear to attempt starting X11 on
> >external interface.
> 
> I had a similar brokenness problem with Fedora Core 2 which I think 
> ultimately got fixed in later releases - in that case it was because 
> whoever built the packages hadn't bothered to relize gdm wasn't happy 
> with what it thought were IPv6 addresses on external interfaces.

I'm suspecting network config rather than the X display manager itself.
I've already tried both KDM and WDM.  I'll give G&X a shot today, but
don't think that's it.  The IPv6 _might_ be related, but I doubt it.

 
> >Broken box is Debian sarge.
> >Working box is Ubuntu Warty.
> >
> >Broken box _was_ working ~2 weeks ago.
> 
> That's why I don't upgrade my Debian boxen on a daily basis :-) Doing
> an apt-get upgrade is something for a rainy afternoon.

_Generally_ things go pretty well.
 
> Would you mind trying gdm for me, Karsten? I'm not so familiar with KDE 
> these days and it would help rule out KDM config changes. Please send 
> the log file output along with the actual configuration files you use - 
> this is a regular x86 Intel box running Debian sarge?

Note above.  I'll be looking at this again today.


Peace.

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