Alan, It sounds like the server is trying to do a reverse mapping of the workstation IP address to a hostname.
The easiest way to fix that is to add your workstation to the /etc/hosts file on your server. or, if you are comfortable with DNS, make sure your workstation is listed in your reverses file for dns. The workstation doesn't have the libraries for doing name resolution. Mainly, because it doesn't really need to do that. Those libs are part of the ltsp_local_apps package. Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Alan Millar wrote: > Hi- I'm having a problem with LTSP clients having a strange 30 > second delay before starting X. This is on RedHat 7.2 with > ltsp_core-3.0.4-0 and ltsp_x_core-3.0.1-1 > > The client boots at runlevel 5, and gets to the start_ws line. > Then the screen goes completely black for just over 30 seconds, > then shows the expected X startup-- unitialized video garbage > graphics for 1 second, default black and white dot pattern for > a second, then blue GDB background and GDM login prompt. > > If I change to run level 3, the shell comes up immediately after > the kernel is loaded. If I then run /tmp/start_ws, it reproduces the > problem with the 30 second black screen followed by X screen > initialization and GDM. > > 30 second delays always make me suspicious of resolver problems. > While I don't know if that is the cause here, I do know I also > have a resolver problem. Switching to run level 3, I can verify > that no names resolve. > > The client nsswitch.conf has the default line: > hosts: files nisplus nis dns > > I'm not using NIS, but not even "files" works! My client /etc/hosts > has: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost <workstation-name> > 199.165.142.10 server > > Ping localhost or ping server both give back the same error: > > ping: <whatever>: Resolver Error 0 (no error) > > Yes, everything works with IP addresses. > > I know this has come up on the list before, apparently unanswered > as far as I can find in the list archives. > > Anyone have any clues? I appreciate any help. Thanks. > > - Alan > > ---- > Alan Millar --==> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <==-- > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > August 25-28 in Las Vegas - >http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm?source=osdntextlink > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > -- _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas - http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm?source=osdntextlink _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
