I agree with your diagnoses doctor ;> kppp has a place in setup where it ask if it should get it's domain name from DHCP. Uncheck the box and it will probably fix this problem. Jeremy wrote: > Jeremy wrote: > > > [jeremy@fdialup185 jeremy]$ Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > ^^^^^^^^^^ > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > kfm: cannot connect to X server :0 > ------------------------------------- > > AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:21 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local > > host > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > Error: Can't open display: :0 > > AUDIT: Wed Mar 15 18:29:55 2000: 1709 X: client 17 rejected from local > > host > > > > [1]+ Stopped startx > > [jeremy@localhost jeremy]$ cat >>xerrorlog > ^^^^^^^^^ > > ---------------------------------- > > > > I think I *finally* figured this out. Here's my hypothesis: > > Note my 2 different prompts with different machine names... the first > was from a konsole window and the 2nd was from the virtual console. I > had my machine name automatically change when I log onto the 'net (via > kppp). I log onto the net from a x session I start from "localhost", > but then the name changes to "fdialup185". When I then try to open a > window my x server (presumably) sees the request is coming from > something other than localhost and basically says "get the hell out of > here, you can't use that!" I then quit X, and restart it as fdialup85. > It then expects requests from fdialup85 and subsequent requests to open > a window are granted. > > The thing is that I don't know (can't remember) if it always failed on > me right away or all the time.... I guess time will only tell if this > fixes it. I'm interested in hearing any thoughts from anyone in the > meantime, like whether I am making any sense here or am just overtired. > ;-) Does anyone else have their machine name change? > > This still doesn't explain why kpanel died, or other little things in > kde like the viewing of archives... any ideas there? > > Man, it's midnight already, I need to get up early, and I still haven't > ironed clothes for tommorrow. > > ~Jeremy
