Hi, thanks for the quick help. I have followed your advice - but I still ain't where I'd like to be. Maybe you can help me a bit further.
On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 03:36, jereme wrote: ... > It sounds like you want to be able to log in to an X environment > displayed on old_box but with new_box hosting the session, (doing all > the work). Is that correct? Yep! Got 2 GNOMEs running; login with GDM. > ... > First, if you haven't already, get ssh working on new_box so you can > log in from old_box. I've got a package installed called ssh (there are quite a few out there). But I'm not sure if it's set up right. scanssh answers with scanssh: nothing to scan. I got esshsh to help me with a front end - but it's screens don't say much to me. > ... > First, on old_box, check that the running X server is listeing for > connections from remote clients. For the first display on your host, > you should find that 6000/tcp is open, check with 'netstat --inet > -an'. If it isn't, it just means your X server was started with the > '-nolisten tcp' switch, (a good idea for most folks who don't intend > to do what we want). This is what netstat says on old_pc (future second terminal): netstat --inet -an Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:515 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:37 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:20012 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2317 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:13 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:6000 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:6001 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:119 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9 0.0.0.0:* udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:177 0.0.0.0:* > ... > manager is configured to start the local X server and make sure it > starts it without the '-nolisten tcp' switch. I removed -nolisten tcp (via gdmconfig). > Now, still on old_box, tell the running X server to allow clients to > connect from new_box. Xauthority is a better system for controlling > access to the server but for now, start playing with xhost as it is > simpler. > > $ xhost + new_box xhost: unable to open display "" is what I get as an answer > > This tells the X server on old_box to allow clients from new_box to > connect and make use of the display and input fascilities. > > After logging in to new_box via ssh, export a DISPLAY variable: > $ export DISPLAY=old_box:0 > Well, all I'm getting, on both systems, is the usual GDM Face chooser no opportunity to pick a system. Well, all I'm getting, on both systems, is the usual GDM Face chooser - no opportunity to pick a system. Now don't give up yet - with your help I'll certainly make it, Thanks in advance, Roman Brodylo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
