All, This works for me - talking from cygwin on a w2k box to SunOS 2.5/2.6/5.8 systems.
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin.exe -query orion -fp tcp/orion:7100 Where 'orion' is the name of the host I'm getting my CDE session from. I moved from a regional office to corporate, and had problems on my "IT issue" (Desktop services uses Ghost to image systems) laptop very similar to yours. XFree didn't work, Exceed didn't work, SCO XVision didn't work, error was the 'blank grey screen' and monitor. Removed TCP/IP protocol, restarted. Installed TCP/IP and voila Exceed and XFree 'Just Work'. YMMV. ~brian -----Original Message----- From: Sheldon T. Hall [mailto:shel@;cmhcsys.com] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: Problem Using Cygwin To Open Remote CDE I believe Bryan White has discovered a real bug in xfree86/cygwin. Here's his message and my response in comp.unix.solaris. I'm not on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list, so if you wish to reach me, go direct. Thanks. -Shel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheldon T. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Problem Using Cygwin To Open Remote CDE > > "Bryan White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:6aHt9.8140$46.1600@;fe01... > > hola - > > > > i've been using xwin32 to remotely log on to my cde session on my sparc10 > > from my windows box. my trial version is about to expire and i don't have > > the $$ to buy a license. anyway i've installed cygwin & xfree86. i can run > a > > local x session just fine & i can even display the x sessions on my linux > > boxes. however, i am unable to get it working with my sparc10. > > > > i launch cygwin and type 'XWin -query 172.16.1.201' (which is working fine > > for my linux boxes), however all i get when connecting to the sparc10 is > the > > blank grey screen & the mouse pointer. like i say, xwin32 has worked just > > fine connecting to the sparc10, so i'm confident that it is ready to go. i > > have read on google groups that many people use cygwin to connect to their > > sun boxes, i'm just wondering why i can't?? it seems they've been using > the > > same command as me. > > Further to the above ... using your "-query" command resulting in the > following errors in the log: > > Wed Oct 23 21:03:12 2002 error (pid 20305): Hung in > XOpenDisplay(208.178.101.40:0) attempt #0, aborting. > Wed Oct 23 21:03:12 2002 error (pid 20305): Server open attempt #0 failed > for 208.178.101.40:0, giving up > > Now, the interesting thing here is that the IP address 298.178.101.40 is not > the IP address I used, no is it one on my network, or my ISP's network. It > is, however, an address I know. Bring up xfree86 with a local xterm and > command "xhost"; you'll see it. It seems to be built into xfree86 somehow, > maybe left over from testing. It's the address of some law firm, according > to whois.... > > I think you've found a real xfree86 bug. > > -Shel > > >
