The Windows PC that I'm using is on a different subnet from the VMs that I need to connect to (10.3.20.159/24), so does that mean it's not possible to use Cygwin/X in this case? (Changing either subnet is not an option).
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Jon TURNEY <jon.tur...@dronecode.org.uk> wrote: > On 28/01/2011 19:19, Alexander Pokluda wrote: >> I've been trying for a while to get Cygwin/X working with XDMCP for >> quite a while without any success; however, I am able to conenct >> without any any problem using Xming 6.9. I'm using a Windows 7 PC to >> connect to a different Linux VMs running CentOS 5.5. After starting >> XWin from the command line (either directly or using startxdmcp.bat), >> a window opens up that contains nothing but black. At first when I >> move the cursor over the winodow, it just disappears but after a >> while, the cursor will appear as an X and the following shows up in >> the log file: >> >> [266377.900] winProcEstablishConnection - Hello >> [266377.900] winProcEstablishConnection - ProcEstablishConnection >> failed, bailing. >> [266385.653] winAboutDlgProc - WM_COMMAND - IDOK or IDCANCEL >> [266489.784] XDM: too many retransmissions, declaring session dead >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've included part of the log >> from one attempt to connect to one of the CentOS 5.5 VMs that I can >> connect to with Xming using XDMCP. > >> [266616.722] XDM: too many retransmissions, declaring session dead > > Possibly you need to use -query 10.3.147.100 -from <corresponding local IP for > the subnet containing that IP address> > > Xming has a patch applied which adds some more intelligence to the way the > local IP address is chosen, but unfortunately that is written to use the > winsock API directly, so can't be used directly in XWin. > > -- > Jon TURNEY > Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/